Abstract: A user interface operated via at least one consumer computing device, a database, and at least one host computer processor, provide an electronic commerce (eCommerce) environment for secured transactions between consumer and vendor members subscribed to the environment. Digital product images are scaled into digital images of environments of intended use for virtual reality observation. Tags to product representations or other features of media performance transmissions are scanned by consumer members for product purchasing, saving for later purchase, and/or sharing with other consumers (e.g. via social networks). Consumers create their own consumer product store with an inventory of items saved within the environment database for later purchasing or sharing. Original vendors initially providing items saved by consumers are rewarded commissions if later purchased from other vendors.

Abstract: A system and method for interactive, computer-assisted object presentation in which object information is displayed in one more arrays, The object information is displayed in a two dimensional array wherein displayed object information can be selected by a user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented mortgage loan processing system comprises a host in a merchant financing processor and work flow engine in an escrow. The host processes card sales transaction log data for the entities and extracts information from viewpoint of predetermined categories with a data mining algorithm. The workflow engine processes information for clearing & settling payments under predetermined escrow rules, which are provided by the host that modifies the escrow rules based on the categories processed from the card transaction. The merchant financing processor provides a predetermined portion of the loan for the merchant, which acts as a mortgage to reinforce the merchant's credit. The remaining portion of the loan is provided by co-lenders. A mortgage loan method uses the system such that the merchant finance processor provides fund to merchants with future card receivables from merchants as collateral.

Abstract: A system for executing terms of physical trade documents includes a document intake machine comprising a document scanner and a data extractor. The document intake machine receives a physical trade document from an entity. The document scanner may scan the physical trade document to create an electronic file of the physical trade document. The data extractor may identify trade terms from the electronic file. A trade executing machine receives the trade terms from the document intake machine and compare the trade terms to a trade condition, wherein the trade condition is identified from a document related to the physical trade document. If the trade terms match the trade condition, the trade executing machine may process the physical trade document according to the trade terms and communicate a notification message to the entity indicating that the physical trade document was processed according to the trade terms.

Abstract: Methods, software, and hardware are disclosed for providing verified real time price quotes in an over-the-counter financial market. Systems are described that can comprise methods, software, and/or hardware to provide verified real time price information for securities traded over-the-counter. Verification methods of the invention include identifying suspect source data, wherein the suspect source data includes information about the price of a security, verifying the suspect source data, and displaying to a user a verified price quote of a security traded in an over-the-counter market to a user. The verification methods of the invention include using hash functions and hash tables to process suspect source data, wherein the hashing allows for confidential processing while at the same time maintaining the ability to match a price quote to the source of the price quote.

Abstract: A method and computer program product for minimizing short-term risk to a portfolio of securities holdings during implementation of executing an outstanding trade list of securities to be traded, takes into account covariances between securities in the outstanding trade list and between securities in the outstanding trade list and securities in the portfolio of holdings so as to minimize risk to the portfolio of holdings as well as to a residual trade list of unexecuted orders during said implementation.

Abstract: A system and method for detecting fraudulent activity in the execution of transactions is disclosed. The system comprises a monitoring device for reviewing data relating to execution of transactions, a transaction profile and an alert module. The transaction profile includes a plurality of historic data items relating to typical transactions, which can be compared with current execution of transactions to generate an alert by the alert module if unusual activity is determined.

Abstract: Method of deriving financial information comprising gathering, by a processor, information from a plurality of social media accounts, associating, by the processor, the information from the plurality of social media accounts with a firm, determining an excitement value for the information gathered from each of the plurality of social media accounts, and estimating an overall excitement value for the firm are disclosed. Systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a computer-implemented method for aggregating financial institution account transactions to generate real estate financial transaction data. The computer-implemented method includes retrieving the financial institution account transactions from one or more financial institutions. The computer-implemented method includes automatically sourcing the financial institution account transactions by identifying each transaction of the plurality of financial institution account transactions as specific to one or more real estate sales to generate sourced financial information and automatically categorizing the sourced financial information to generate the real estate financial transaction data. The computer-implemented method includes analyzing the real estate financial transaction data to determine a return on the real estate sales.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus for determining a cost basis associated with a plurality of shares of a security. In response to information identifying an issuer, the purchase date and the sale date, a list of capital events that occurred in connection with the security between the purchase date and the sale date is retrieved from a database. One or more shares held adjustment ratios are then retrieved from a database. Each of the shares held adjustment ratios corresponds to one of the capital events that occurred in connection with the security between the purchase date and the sale date. A current cost basis associated with the security may then be determined in accordance with the one or more cost adjustment ratios and the purchase price per share of the security.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to the management and administration of an association for providing services to a plurality of members. Some aspects relate to calculation of a death benefit and a cash value amount. Some aspects relate to selection of optional services and service levels.

Abstract: A scanning system captures a digital surface representation of an article that can be used to estimate repair costs and administer downstream repair functions such as securing necessary approvals for repair or reimbursement and ensuring that the repairs are adequately completed.

Abstract: A scanning system captures a digital surface representation of an automotive vehicle that can be used to objectively assess hail damage and estimate repair costs. The system may also be used to administer downstream repair functions such as securing approvals from entities participating in the damage assessment and repair process and evaluating the adequacy of any physical repairs that have been performed.

Abstract: A method for generating a precedent risk-mitigation schedule for a customer segment is provided. The method includes obtaining financial data of a first plurality of at-risk entities defined by a plurality of parameters, and determining a customer segment including a second plurality of at-risk entities having at least one common parameter. The method further includes identifying one or more constraints for a respective one or more parameters defining each at-risk entity in the second plurality of at-risk entities, and using a schedule generator to generate an entity profile for each at-risk entity in the second plurality of at-risk entities, further generate a precedent entity profile based on the entity profile for each at-risk entity, and produce a precedent risk-mitigation schedule for the precedent entity profile. The method also includes identifying a further at-risk entity from the customer segment, and applying the precedent risk-mitigation schedule to the further at-risk entity.

Abstract: A method for determining exceptions in a risk-mitigation schedule of an at-risk entity is provided. The method includes determining a plurality of parameters defining the at-risk entity, each parameter having a value and a value-type. The method also includes identifying a constraint for each parameter, and using a schedule generator to generate an entity profile using the constraints, determine, from at least one precedent profile, a best fit precedent profile based on a minimum deviation of the best fit precedent profile from the entity profile, produce a precedent risk-mitigation schedule for the best fit precedent profile, and determine at least one disparity between the precedent risk-mitigation schedule and the risk-mitigation schedule of the at-risk entity. The method further includes displaying an exceptions schedule to the at-risk entity that includes the at least one disparity.

Abstract: A computing system and platform includes an event subsample processor and a risk item sub sample processor to generate approximations when undertaking processing to model complex events in order to minimize CPU, memory and storage overhead. The event subsample processor approximates values associated with events based on a measure of the importance of select events; the risk item subsample processor groups similar event/risk item pairs and approximates values using representatives from each group.

Abstract: A search engine optimization system is provided with an on-line social network system. The on-line social network system includes or is in communication with a search engine optimization (SEO) system that is configured to prioritize search terms (potential search terms) representing companies, based on their respective predicted value to users. The value of a job-related search term is expressed as a priority score assigned to that search term. The SEO system generates priority scores for different search terms, using a probabilistic model that takes into account a value expressing how likely the search term is to be included in a search query, as well as other signals that are indicative of the relative importance of a company represented by the search term.

Abstract: A search engine optimization system is provided with an on-line social network system. The on-line social network system includes or is in communication with a search engine optimization (SEO) system that is configured to prioritize search terms (potential search terms) representing geographic locations, based on their respective predicted value to users. The value of a job-related search term is expressed as a priority score assigned to that search term. The SEO system generates priority scores for different search terms, using a probabilistic model that takes into account a value expressing how likely the search term is to be included in a search query, as well as other signals that are indicative of the relative importance of a location represented by the search term.

Abstract: A method for crowd sourcing tasks may include identifying a group of potential candidates for crowd sourcing. Each candidate of the group of potential candidates may be identified based on the candidate being expected to accept a certain type of task. The certain type of task may be at least a task that is performable within a predetermined range of time. The method may also include receiving a request to perform a particular task from a requester. The method may additionally include determining if the particular task is the certain type of task. The method may further include transmitting an offer for performance of the particular task to at least a subgroup of the group of potential candidates in response to the particular task being the certain type of task.

Abstract: Method and system for providing real-time location previews. For example, a system and method for collecting data about activity levels, including persons waiting in queues and density of persons, as well as environmental conditions of a location from one or more client devices and/or user devices; processing the collected data to remove privacy concerns, calculate queue times, density levels and other activity levels within a defined location, and retrieve contextual and historical information, including scheduled events, relevant to determining anticipated level of activity and environmental conditions within and around a location; and making processed data available to users via communications network for purpose of previewing a location.

Abstract: An open-pit mining system, method of forecasting weather and a computer program product therefor. A dispatching system models local pit conditions and generates a dispatching plan for mining equipment for each mining shift. A forecasting system generates local forecasts. Individual pieces of mining equipment include wiper frequency sensors sensing wiper use whenever equipment wipers are engaged. The wiper frequency sensors forward wiper use data to the forecasting system, which determines pit rainfall from collected sensed wiper frequency. The dispatching system adjusts the dispatching plan to compensate for rainfall effects.

Abstract: A raw material valuation tool to assist purchasing decisions in the operation of a facility. The decision support tool allows a user to apply a modeling and analysis framework for a raw material valuation process. This optimization model allows raw material purchasing decisions to be divided into scenarios ahead of time, thereby addressing operational and market uncertainties of events that occur between the initial planning/scheduling and the final arrival of the raw materials at the facility. Price and availability data of a set of raw materials are input into the optimization model, including probability of occurrence of such data. The model calculates an optimal raw material purchasing scenario, which extends up to a moment in time when the raw material is used at the facility. The flexibility of this optimization model increases revenue generated at the facility, decreases cost of the raw material and improves operational decisions.

Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving process-related information describing a hierarchical process for production of a product. The process may include segments each of at least some of which include segment components. The method also includes determining an instance in which the segment components are total-ordered, which may include determining an instance in which the segments are total-ordered. For the total-ordered segments, the segment components may be partitioned by disjoint collections based upon earliest availability to produce earliest-available partitions, and separately based upon latest availability to produce latest-available partitions. Order flexibility may be identified for each segment component based upon membership in both earliest-available and latest-available partitions, and an instance in which each partition in both the earliest-available and latest-available partitions contains only one order-inflexible segment component may be determined.

Abstract: A computer device, located inside a vehicle, may include logic configured to detect a re-fueling trigger for the vehicle and may send a fuel bid request to a fuel auction system for fuel prices within a geographic area of the vehicle. The computer device may receive information relating to a fuel price reverse auction generated by the fuel auction system; generate a user interface that displays the received information that includes variable discount fuel prices associated with a plurality of fueling stations within the geographic area; receive information relating to the results of the fuel price reverse auction from the fuel auction system; display the results of the fuel price reverse auction in the generated user interface; and receive selection of a fueling station via the user interface based on the results.

Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for calculating a peak consumption threshold, and for using the peak consumption threshold to determine the likelihood of future peak resource consumption events. In some aspects, methods of the subject technology include steps for receiving resource consumption data for a plurality of utility customers, wherein the resource consumption data comprises an indication of an amount of electric power used by each of the plurality of utility customers, and calculating, using the one or more processors, a plurality of consumption averages for the resource consumption data. In some aspects, the method can further include steps for calculating a peak consumption threshold based on the consumption values for the resource consumption data.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a system for creating a consumer market for gasoline enabled by a computerized (“smart”) fuel gauge that will communicate via an Internet connection with participating near-by gasoline stations to purchase specific amounts of gasoline using pre-loaded funds. Gasoline stations can broadcast their rate (price) for gasoline and/or provide individual vehicles with a custom rate depending on the amount and quality of gasoline requested. Vehicles will also be able to request a custom rate and the gasoline station has the option to accept it. Vehicles can set their interest in accepting offers based on the level of their current gasoline supply.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for performing tasks associated with a construction project. The technique includes transmitting to a worker, via a mobile computing device worn by the worker, a first instruction related to performing a first task included in a plurality of tasks associated with a construction project, and transmitting to a light-emitting device a command to provide a visual indicator to the worker that facilitates performing the first task, based on an input received from the mobile computing device, determining that the worker has completed the first task of the construction project, selecting, from a database that tracks eligibility of each of the plurality of tasks, a second task included in the plurality of tasks that the worker is eligible to perform, and transmitting to the worker, via the mobile computing device, a second instruction related to performing the second task.

Abstract: The invention provides a method, device, apparatus, and nonvolatile computer storage medium for menu data processing, so as to improve dish ordering efficiency. In the embodiments of the invention, through receiving the dining location identifier sent from a terminal wherein the dining location identifier is read by the terminal from an object tag in the dining location, and then obtaining corresponding menu data of the dining location identifier, it is possible to send the menu data to the terminal. Since the menu data in electronic form is used instead of the traditional printed menu, there is no longer the problem of limited number of menus; accordingly, it is possible to avoid the problem in the prior art that, due to shortage of menus, a client can not study a menu and order dishes until a menu is available to him, and thus it is possible to improve the efficiency of dish ordering.

Abstract: A method and system for fairly and affordably connecting dispute litigants with self-help services, attorneys, judges, and juries is provided to open up new possibilities for resolving legal disputes in a privatized forum.

Abstract: A method for renting/selling a copyrighted work over a network includes a login step, a renting/selling setting step, a network renting/selling step, a sublease setting step, and a network sublease step. In the sublease setting step, a consumer optionally proceeds with sublease setting on a network copyright renting/selling system during the time period of renting/selling. The sublease setting includes the sublease fee, registration of personal information and the bank account information of each subleasee, and the distribution ratio of the income from the sublease of the copyrighted work. In the network sublease step, another consumer selects the copyrighted work to be sublet on the network copyright renting/selling system. The network copyright renting/selling system permits the another consumer to unlimitedly read the copyrighted work during the time period of the sublease after payment. The income from the sublease is distributed according to the distribution ratio.

Abstract: A method for licensing a copyrighted work over a network includes a login step in which a copyright owner logs in a first network copyright license system. In a copyright registration step, the copyright owner uploads registration information of a copyrighted work to the first network license system. In a renting/selling setting step, a person obtains the copyrighted work information, finishes a renting/selling agreement with the copyright owner through a second network copyright license system, and becomes a licensee. In a network renting/selling step, a consumer browses a network renting/selling system of the second network copyright license system and selects the copyrighted work to be read. The second network renting/selling system electrically transfers a portion of the renting/selling fee to the copyright owner according to the distribution ratio of the income from renting/selling the copyrighted work set in the renting/selling license setting step.

Abstract: Improved approaches to completing, submitting and updating on-line forms or registrations are disclosed. In one embodiment, an on-line form completion agent or an on-line registration agent intelligently guides an on-line form completion or registration process. In another embodiment, a registration is automatically monitored to determine whether and when the registration needs updated.

Abstract: A method of certified training cleaning professionals as well as method of operating a cleaning business is provided herein including a computer configured to track training, certification of residential cleaning professionals wherein said training and certifications include theoretical and practical components.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for generating a physician recommendation. The method for generating said physician recommendation to said user comprising receiving an input search criterion by a physician recommendation platform using one or more communication devices; identifying one or more physician according to said received input search criterion based on a plurality of attributes; comparing one or more identified physicians based on a scoring mechanism; and displaying a list of physician to said user corresponding to said received input search criterion.

Abstract: A system and method of evaluating risk to reoffend with criminal behavior. The system and method includes one or more tables of risk variables, and sources of information about an examinee, populating the tables with positive indications of risk variables, and weighing the sources of information of risk variables. Also included is a report of risk variables, conclusions, and recommendations. Each risk variable includes the sources and weighting of responses and sources that led to the conclusion or recommendation.

Abstract: A transportation coordination system and method where exporters having items needing to be shipped, and importers having containers are optimally matched to reduce transportation costs and/or impacts. Multiple exporters and importers provide information about their shipping needs and timing requirements and the locations where those needs occur. Compatible or substitute containers, locations and/or ports may be defined. Compatible origins, destinations and equipment owners may also be defined. The information for exporters and importers is compared simultaneously to develop a global optimized solution for the movement of containers between origins, destinations, importers and exporters. The scheduled container movements may then be communicated to the equipment owners, importers and exporters who may have a chance to review and change the scheduled movements.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to detect media watermark modifications are disclosed. Example watermark modification detection methods disclosed herein include encoding a second watermark in a media signal including a first watermark. Disclosed example methods also include detecting the first watermark and the second watermark in the media signal. Disclosed example methods further include, in response to detecting the first watermark and the second watermark, comparing a first strength metric determined for the first watermark and a second strength metric determined for the second watermark to determine whether the first watermark was modified prior to being encoded in the media signal.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for embedding a watermark in a digital image and recovering the watermark from the digital image. The method includes representing the plurality of binary bits in the watermark using a plurality of symbols, wherein each symbol of the plurality of symbols represents at least two binary bits. The plurality of symbols are then transformed into a plurality of pseudo noise (PN) sequences, wherein a symbol transformed into a PN sequence represents one or more PN sequence vectors from a set of PN sequence vectors. Once the transformation is done, the plurality of PN sequences are embedded in the digital image to generate a watermarked image. During recovery, the watermark is recovered from the watermarked image by identifying the plurality of PN sequences in the watermarked image for recovering the corresponding plurality of symbols associated with the watermark.

Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including: a determination unit configured to determine a state of software associated with image processing on an input image signal indicating an image captured by a medical apparatus; and an output control unit configured to have a first processed image signal that is the input image signal on which image processing has been performed by the software selectively outputted, on the basis of a result of determination of the state of the software.

Abstract: A method for sending commands to display devices connected in series includes sending a command to the first display device of N display devices connected in series. The command has a header and each of the N display devices has a same preset identification code. The first display device of N display devices receives the command and determines whether the header is corresponding to the preset identification code. When the header of the command is corresponding to the preset identification code, the first display device executes the command. When header of the command is different from the preset identification code, the first display device generates a modified command by adding an adjustment to the header of the command and sends the modified command to the next display device.

Abstract: A tile-based graphics system has a rendering space sub-divided into a plurality of tiles which are to be processed. Graphics data items, such as parameters or texels, are fetched into a cache for use in processing one of the tiles. Indicators are determined for the graphics data items, whereby the indicator for a graphics data item indicates the number of tiles with which that graphics data item is associated. The graphics data items are evicted from the cache in accordance with the indicators of the graphics data items. For example, the indicator for a graphics data item may be a count of the number of tiles with which that graphics data item is associated, whereby the graphics data item(s) with the lowest count(s) is (are) evicted from the cache.

Abstract: A set of tools, in the form of a software developers kit (SDK) for a graphics rendering system, is provided to improve overall graphics operations. In general, the tools are directed to analyzing a scene tree and optimizing its presentation to one or more graphics processing units (GPUs) so as to improve rendering operations. This overall goal is provided through a number of different capabilities, each of which is presented to software developers through a new applications programming interface (API).

Abstract: A method and system are provided for executing, by a processor including a read-only cache, a program having a plurality of variables including a first variable and a second variable. Each variable is for executing a respective read operation or a respective write operation for an object. The method includes providing a first code that uses the read-only cache and a second code that does not use the read-only cache. The method further includes determining, by the processor, whether a first object designated by the first variable is aliased or not aliased with a second object designated by the second variable. The method also includes executing, by the processor, the first code when the first object is not aliased with the second object, and the second code when the first object is aliased with the second object.

Abstract: A sensor module of the present disclosure includes a sensor section; a memory section having a plurality of memory regions; an arithmetic operation section that performs a predetermined arithmetic operation while accessing the memory section on a basis of a detection result of the sensor section; and a memory control section that controls the memory section to start access to the memory regions at different timings.

Abstract: A driving circuit and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The driving circuit is disposed in a display apparatus and coupled to a display panel. The driving circuit includes a buffer module, a regenerating module, a data processing module and a driving module. The buffer module receives and temporarily stores a first image data. The regenerating module generates a second image data different from the first image data according to the first image data. The data processing module performs a data processing process on the second image data to generate an output image data. The driving module is coupled between the data processing module and the display panel and used to output the output image data to the display panel.

Abstract: The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map.

Abstract: This application relates to an apparatus and a method for creating an image of the area around a vehicle. The apparatus for creating an image of an area around a vehicle according to this application includes: a camera unit that creates an image of a peripheral area; an aerial-view image creation unit that creates an aerial-view image by converting a view point of the taken image; a movement information extraction unit that extracts information about movement of the vehicle; a movement-area aerial-view image creation unit that creates a movement-area aerial-view image, which is an aerial view of the area to which the vehicle has moved; and a combined aerial-view image creation unit that combines an aerial-view image subsequent to the previous aerial-view image with the movement-area aerial-view image.

Abstract: An image data processing apparatus includes: an image data acquisition unit for acquiring low resolution image data and high resolution image data; and a confidence data determination unit for determining confidence data which indicates a level of confidence in a pixel value in the high resolution image data. The determination unit determines the level of confidence of a target pixel in the high resolution image data based on a comparison between a first and a second evaluation value. The first evaluation value is determined based on pixel values of neighboring pixels in a pixel position in the low resolution image data corresponding to a pixel position of the target pixel in the high resolution image data. The second evaluation value is determined based on the pixel values of the neighboring pixels, using a method that is different from the first evaluation value.

Abstract: An image stitching method is applied to a camera system with an image stitching function, so as to combine monitoring images captured from different view angles. The camera system includes two image capturing units respectively having a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system, and monitoring regions of the two image capturing units are adjacent and include an overlapped monitoring region.

Abstract: Generating a super-resolved reconstructed image includes acquiring a multitude of monochromatic images of a scene and extracting high-frequency band luma components from the acquired images. A high-resolution luma image is generated using the high-frequency components and motion data for the acquired images. The high-resolution luma image is combined with an up-sampled color image, generated from the acquired images, to generate a super-resolved reconstructed color image of the scene.