Abstract: Present invention enables to easily exchange the electronic business cards, using smart phones or other type of handheld computers. First, the user sets up an electronic business card in his/her smart phone. This electronic business card is exchanged with other users through the smart phones. Thereby, the user can obtain other users' electronic business cards. The user can also scan a paper business card. The user can organize these received and scanned electronic business cards in his/her smart phone. The data related to the user's and other people's electronic business cards is backed up in a server. Furthermore, various useful functions can be called through the stored electronic business cards. Useful information related to the stored electronic business cards is also provided.

Abstract: A modular, web-based document retrieval system is provided. The system allows for immediate access to all existing building plan drawings and documents for a site. The document retrieval system herein provides an efficient, organized and substantially automated solution for storing, tracking and accessing facility construction documents.

Abstract: A method for producing a system-specific project design document for control technology to be project-designed for a technical system as well as a device designed for the implementation of the method is provided. A reference project design document for the technical system is produced. Through a comparison of a project-specific project design document for the technical system the reference project design document, performed using a comparison marking, wherein the project-specific project design document is created using standard project design objects, the system-specific project document is created.

Abstract: The present invention is a system that is an online company portal for includes, but is not limited to the following, managing, recording information, prepare reports, prompt sales associates to offer sales to customer, accounting, operations, and sales processes. It may be 100% permission based and remotely securely accessible online via just about any web browser and mobile device.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate generally to facilitating temporal content selection. In one implementation, the system parses a first plurality of online documents to generate a first data structure comprising historical keyword co-occurrences. The system can generate, via parsing a second plurality of online documents different from the first plurality of online documents, a second data structure comprising keyword co-occurrences not in the first data structure. The system can temporally link a first keyword of the second data structure with a second keyword of the second data structure. The second keyword may co-occur with the first keyword on a subset of the second plurality of online documents. The system can the temporally linked second keyword to a content selection server.

Abstract: A construction information system for managing construction project in real-time, comprising a server, database in communication with a computer and a remote client having a software application enabling communication between the server and client.

Abstract: A method for controlling a document processing apparatus which registers input document data in a document management server includes acquiring, from the document management server, information about input items necessary for registration of the document data into the document management server, determining whether each of the input items necessary for the registration of the document data are input, based on the acquired information, and performing control to complete the registration of the document data into the document management server when it is determined that the input items are input, while to temporarily register the document data into the document management server when it is determined that at least one of the input items is not input.

Abstract: A system is provided for controlling, real-time logging, and archiving complex commercial transactions such as the purchase and financing of an automobile. An electronic contract disclosure unit or ECDU includes a digitizing display for imaging documents involved in the transaction and a digitizer for manual interaction with images on the display. A computer controls the transaction, and may for instance, control the order of presentation of documents to a vehicle purchaser, receive the purchaser's signature on the displayed documents when required, offer choices of various packages that can be accepted or declined by the purchaser, and insures that the entire transaction is carried out properly. The ECDU logs the transaction for future review and preferably records video and audio. Fingerprint readers allow participants to select between options by pressing their thumb or finger on the readers.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the invention allows a customer to use a uniform graphical user interface instead of multiple, discrete processing software applications and discrete hardware peripherals with different graphical user interfaces to enter data, perform workflow processing, validate the data entered and guide the customer with instructions. One or more embodiments of the invention simplifies the transfer of data between different applications/systems which are used in a workflow process, simplifies the entry of data by reducing or eliminating the need to reenter the same data, provides validation of the data entered by the customer and guides the customer with instructions. The data may also be transferred from one discrete hardware peripheral to another peripheral or a third party software application and increases customer ease by presenting the user with a uniform graphical user interface.

Abstract: A data modification device; said device including computer implemented instructions for automatically modifying raw data input from a user of said device into criteria bound output; said device including an input receiving Aggregator adapted to interrogate a selection of databases; said Aggregator acting to modify said raw data input with reference to one or more relevant ones of said selection of databases; said device providing to said user output conforming to legal or other appropriate criteria.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein for allocating resources of a publisher web service to a subscriber web service according to the subscriber web service's SLA type. A request for information is received from a subscriber web service. The request for information may include a SLA type between a publisher web service and the subscriber web service and an identifier of the subscriber web service. The composite service may include the publisher web service and the subscriber web service. A resource allocation associated with the SLA type is retrieved. A set of resources are allocated multiple resources of the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation and the identifier. The set of resources may be configured to satisfy the request for information.

Abstract: On a persistent storage device, a database of contracts is maintained. The database has at least one record for each of the contracts. The at least one record for each of the contracts includes at least one field comprising a corresponding contract end date. At a computer processor in communication with the persistent storage device, at least one user query is obtained. Responsive to the at least one user query, a signal is generated with the computer processor to cause a display device to display a histogram of the corresponding contract end date for at least one of the contracts.

Abstract: A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to a target group business object.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.

Abstract: The present invention provides a server apparatus that can communicate with a plurality of client apparatuses via a network, including a receiving unit configured to receive device information relating to a peripheral device capable of being connected to a client apparatus along with an acquisition scheme of the device information from the client apparatus, a storing unit configured to store the device information in association with the acquisition scheme, a judging unit configured to judge whether or not the device information received by the receiving unit has already been stored in the storing unit, and a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the device information is valid based on the acquisition scheme when it is judged by the judging unit that the received device information has already been stored in the storing unit.

Abstract: A system for delivery of content-based products. The system includes a content library which provides advanced interfaces for adding, manipulating, arranging and storing multimedia presentations, and for interacting with rich multimedia presentations.

Abstract: An interface receives a report associated with a customer from a first computer. The report includes customer attributes associated with the customer. A processor determines a customer identifier associated with the customer. The processor associates the customer identifier and customer attributes of the report to a customer identifier in a cross-reference table. The cross-reference table is internal to an enterprise and comprises the customer identifier and a universal key. The interface receives a request for an anonymized report from a second computer. The request comprises at least one requested customer identifier and indicates requested customer attributes. The processor determines a universal key for each requested customer identifier and generates the anonymized report. The anonymized report comprises the universal key associated with the requested customer identifier and the requested customer attributes. The interface communicates the anonymized report to a computer.

Abstract: A method for normalizing and exchanging document data between trading partners in a retail ecosystem. The method may include acquiring electronic documents from a plurality of sending trading partners, each electronic document from the sending trading partners provided in a format corresponding to which trading partner the electronic document came from, and each electronic document having a document type. The method may transform the electronic documents to a normalized format based on map objects, each relating to a corresponding document type, the map objects generated based on specification models defined by the trading partners, the specification models defining relationships between data specifications of the trading partners for the document types and data specifications for the normalized format for the document types. Each transformed electronic document may de-normalized from the normalized format to one or more output formats based on the map objects for the corresponding document type.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for filling-out one or more application forms. The method includes receiving an application form, the application form includes one or more fields. The method further includes identifying a type of the application form, and the fields. Further, the method includes detecting a mobile device in a location proximate to a device. Furthermore, the method includes receiving information from the mobile device in a pre-defined format. Moreover, the method includes matching the received information against the one or more fields of the application form. Additionally, the method includes overlaying the received information on the fields of the application form based on the matching.

Abstract: A method and system for managing a service agreement business. First data is received from a first party and second data is received from a second party, wherein the first party and the second party are in a business relationship for providing service according to a service agreement to a customer. The first data and the second data are automatically integrated to generate a combined data pool that is understandable to both the first party and the second party. In response to receiving a request for a report from at least one of the first party, the second party and the customer, a report is generated based on the request and the combined data pool, wherein the request identifies how data of the combined data pool is sorted such that the report facilitates management of the service agreement.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for managing internet-based location data by periodically requesting and receiving information relating to the identification of a storefront or business. The system can obtain this information by interfacing with the application programming interface (API) of a website or otherwise searching the website and periodically retrieving identifying data from the website. The system can then match the retrieved identifying data with actual identifying data of a storefront or business to determine the accuracy of the client-stored identifying information. Results of this matching can then be distributed to the end user via the server, or output to external store locator functionality to help consumers locate the storefront or business.

Abstract: A system and method that provides a plurality of electronic files, associates a plurality of data objects with each of the plurality of electronic files, receiving a copy instruction for a selected electronic file, provides, in response to the copy instruction, a copy of the selected electronic file and a copy of the associated plurality of data objects.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for automatic processing of forms using augmented reality. In an embodiment, a filled-out application form including one or more fields is scanned in augmented reality mode and its one or more images are captured. The captured images are used to identify the form type by comparing them with an original application form and to generate an electronic version of the form. Subsequently, filled-out content in the images is extracted and compared with a retrieved configuration file, which has a type same as the identified type of the filled-out application form. Based on this comparison, one or more messages are generated that are superimposed on the electronic version of the form in the augmented reality mode and that both are displayed.

Abstract: A system and method that stores a plurality of transportation agreements, associates a plurality of data objects and sub-objects with each of the plurality of transportation agreements, the plurality of data objects and sub-objects including one or more calculation sheets and one or more rate tables, provides a plurality of information fields for each of the plurality of transportation agreements and each of the plurality of data objects from the server, the plurality of information fields including information relating to the plurality of transportation agreements, calculation sheets, and rate tables, and provides, in response to a user search, an updatable data entry of at least one data object and sub-object.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating an integrated environment for developing information exchanges are disclosed. In such environment, a global registry of conceptual objects for developing information exchanges may be provided. In such an environment, a local registry of conceptual objects may be provided for facilitating a local information exchange standard established for an individual domain. Under the environment, exchange objects may be composed based on the objects in the global registry and/or local registry. The exchange objects may be stored in a repository associated with the individual domain for developing the information exchanges. Exchange artifacts conforming to multiple exchange standards may be generated based on the exchange objects in the repository. The conceptual objects and exchange objects in the local registry and repository associated with the individual domain may be promoted to the global registry; and may be imported from and/or exported to enteral resources.

Abstract: The method and system claimed recognizes phrases or segments within an electronic document, where the phrase or segment acts to trigger a function call to a sever component that connects to a CRM system or a CRM database and retrieves relevant information relating to and based on the recognized phrase. Further, the relevant information is formatted and displayed based on the content of the information retrieved and the context and content of the identified phrase.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and method for security information interaction. The system for security information interaction comprises a device for security information interaction configured to obtain the security information input by a user and the information data read from an external information carrier, and configured to establish a secure channel between it and a security information processing gateway through an internet terminal to perform a business function. The device for security information interaction is able to perform business functions that do not require online processing. The system and method for security information interaction disclosed herein improves the flexibility and efficiency of the information processing system and enhances the balance of the operating load, and increases the security of the information processing system.

Abstract: A publishing system and method for distributing electronic and paper documents for multiple financial service products is disclosed. The system includes a memory device configured to store policy information for the multiple financial service products associated with each of a plurality of clients to store communication settings for each of the multiple financial service products, the communication settings including contact information and notification preferences, and to store document templates. The system includes a processor configured to process a request for generating notification/alert documents, to generate notification/alert documents by modifying the document templates based on the policy information and communication settings and to store the notification/alert documents in the memory device, and to determine whether the notification/alert documents were not received or received in error.

Abstract: The various embodiments of the invention provide a data processing system and method, for applications such as marketing campaign management, speech recognition and signal processing. An exemplary system embodiment includes a first data repository adapted to store a plurality of entity and attribute data; a second data repository adapted to store a plurality of entity linkage data; a metadata data repository adapted to store a plurality of metadata modules, with a first metadata module having a plurality of selectable parameters, received through a control interface, and having a plurality of metadata linkages to a first subset of metadata modules; and a multidimensional data structure. The control interface may modify the plurality of selectable parameters in response to received control information.

Abstract: A management system for administering and managing corporate policy data in an intranet based graphical user environment is disclosed. The intranet based graphical user environment communicates with a policy management data server to provide policy data to employees and third party vendors. The system selectively formats and displays policy content customized for each user requesting the data.

Abstract: Electronic documents, such as e-commerce stores and electronic forms, can be displayed on a range of devices, which have different screen properties. In order to present e-commerce stores in a visually consistent and readable way, they need to be converted. The present disclosure is applied to e-commerce stores that can be converted and provides a mobile engine with data from one or more e-commerce stores in an internal standardized format so that the mobile engine can adjust and optimize the data so that it can be optimally rendered into one or more mobile commerce stores for targeted end user machines.

Abstract: There is provided a method that includes matching records from a plurality of international import/export databases, to unique corporate identifiers, and merging data from the records into a global database. There is also provided a system that employs the method, and a storage device that contains instructions that cause a processor to execute the method.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for exchanging information. Information may be received relating to a business card such as a hybrid business card. The business card may have printed thereon information providing a link to a virtual profile for a first user. Identity information for a second user may be received. The identity information may be associated with the information related to the hybrid business card. In response to receiving the information relating to the business card, the second user may be provided with access to the virtual profile including information relating to the first user or to an organization associated with the first user. Interactions may be recorded of the second user related to the first user. The recorded interactions of the second user may be monitored and reported to the first user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for providing a record of an interactive conference, such as a video conference. The systems, methods, and computer program products determine that an operative connection has been established between a user device of a user and a system associated with a representative of a financial institution, such that the user and the representative are conducting a conference; identify a document referenced during the conference; capture at least a portion of the conference in a record; associate the document with the record; and store the record. Customers of financial institutions desire to have records of their interactions with representatives of the financial institution and the embodiments of this invention assist the customer in maintaining and organizing those records.

Abstract: A method for auditing installation of communications facilities. Network engineering information is received. The network engineering information may include telecommunications installation requirements and a budget associated with one or more telecommunications projects. A portal is displayed to receive telecommunications installation information from one or more contractors assigned to perform the one or more telecommunications projects. Auditing information associated with the one or more telecommunications projects is received. The auditing information and the network engineering information are automatically compared to the telecommunications information to determine deviations for multiple criteria. The deviations are reported for adjusting the compensation of the contractor.

Abstract: The invention is a process using a form created from a program on the internet accessed and filled out via an app on a wireless device capable of being deployed over WIFI, wimax, LTE and other 3G and 4G networks. Files will be sent to an Email and a Searchable Database. The invention will also be capable of adapting to and utilizing new technologies and platforms to advance the service in the Governmental, Industrial, Commercial, Retail, Airline, Labor Union, Businesses, Residential and other related Industries in Need of Mobile Wireless Form Usage. The invention is used to capture Data, reports, Calculations and Photographs for Review and or storage records Information for Surveying, Estimating, and Inspections, Improvement and/or Repairs for the designated industry, agency, or organization previously mentioned. See Claims and Figures for More details.

Abstract: A method may be used to generate a statement of work (SOW) between a first party and a second party. The first party may be an organization that provides goods or services to customers, and the second party may be one of a plurality of customers of the organization or one of a plurality of providers to the organization. The method may include storing templates and content associated with one or more parties, receiving the identification of the second party, and populating a template with information based on that identification. The method may further include receiving an indication of content that a third party requires to be inserted into one or more SOWs, determining that the SOW is one for which a third party requires content to be inserted, and populating the template with the content indicated by the third party.

Abstract: A computing device may be implemented to generate a statement of work (SOW) between a first party and a second party. The first party may be an organization that provides goods or services to customers, and the second party may be one of a plurality of customers of the organization or one of a plurality of providers to the organization. The computing device may receive a selection of an electronic template and an indication of the second party, and may then retrieve both the selected electronic template and a portion of the stored SOW content standardized for the second party. The computing device may populate the first portion of the template with content, at least some of which is standardized to the second party, and it may populate the second portion of the template with content, at least some of which is not standardized for the second party.

Abstract: The method and system claimed recognizes phrases or segments within an electronic document, where the phrase or segment acts to trigger a function call to a sever component that connects to a CRM system or a CRM database and retrieves relevant information relating to and based on the recognized phrase. Further, the relevant information is formatted and displayed based on the content of the information retrieved and the context and content of the identified phrase.

Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting information, verifying authenticity of such information, processing, maintaining, and managing such information are described. The system can be a standalone unit or can comprise a combination of various units configured to function together.

Abstract: The method and system of the present invention provides an improved technique for replacing, implementing and managing computer-related assets. A technician accesses the World Wide Web through a user's computer. The information resident on the computer, including information regarding the computer and the user's preferences, are downloaded to a remote storage medium through the World Wide Web. Once downloaded, all information may be removed from the user's computer. Subsequently, the technician accesses another computer such as, for example, a new computer that has been assigned to the same user. The technician accesses the World Wide Web through the new computer and downloads the information previously stored on the remote storage medium. This information can then be used to install the user's prior applications, settings and preferences on the new computer.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods of arrestee management. An arrestee management system may comprise a document arrest module configured to manage an arrest process, a document departure module configured to manage a process of preparing a transport vehicle for departure and help verify that all arrestees are on the transport vehicle prior to departure, and a document arrival module configured to manage a process of removing an arrestee from the transport vehicle at a destination of the transport vehicle and help verify that all arrestees on the transport vehicle prior to transport are on the transport vehicle at the destination.

Abstract: Systems and methods of implementing a common document header for a business management platform are disclosed. An example method includes receiving data via a plurality of separate data entry points to a business management platform, the data describing at least some financial information and some operational information for a business. The method also includes generating a common document header (CDH) to organize and uniformly handle the data by the business management platform. The method also includes maintaining a current status of the data in the CDH. The method also includes driving a business action by the business management platform based on the current status of the data organized in the CDH. Other examples of implementing a common document header for a business management platform are also disclosed.

Abstract: Carbon values are provided by vendors of power to data center management and are used by data center management to keep carbon values for energy produced to provide services below service level agreement thresholds. A plurality of vendor carbon values, a plurality of static data, and a plurality of dynamic data are used to calculate a future power consumption and a future operating cost for a data center in a computing service environment. The future operating cost includes a future carbon cost indicating the amount of carbon generated to satisfy the future power consumption.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a system for automatically checking completeness and correctness of application forms and that system includes a device, and a user interface. The device is configured to receive a filled out application form for scanning, and identify a type of application form corresponding to the scanned form; the application form includes various fields. The device is configured to retrieve a configuration file corresponding to the form type, the configuration file including threshold values and rules. The device then extracts filled out content and finally utilizes the configuration file to determine at least one of the completeness and correctness of the forms. Further, the user interface is configured to display one or more messages to a customer, based on the threshold values and rules. Finally, the user interface is configured to allow the customer to perform one or more actions based on the one or more messages.

Abstract: A system and method for managing an enterprise is provided. The system and method may be based on a layered architecture including a data center that may store all documents and data abstractions for an enterprise. One or more services may interact with an enterprise resource planning system and/or a customer relationship manager to facilitate interaction with the documents and data abstractions. A client access point of the system may include a graphical user interface that includes one or more enterprise management functions for managing the enterprise documents and/or data abstractions. The enterprise management functions may include a user proposal manager, an enterprise proposal manager, a proposal library, a content health manager, an archive library, a bid center, a contracts manager, a resume manager, a debriefing center, and/or a projects manager.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the creation and distribution of proposals for action. According to various embodiments, input information corresponding with each of a plurality of sections to include in a proposal for action may be identified. At least a portion of the input information may be received via a communications interface. Output information to include in the proposal for action may be determined. The output information may be determined at least in part based on the identified input information. A document representing the proposal for action may be created. The created document may include the output information. The created document may be stored on a storage system.

Abstract: A method of identifying one or more particular images from an image collection, includes indexing the image collection to provide image descriptors for each image in the image collection such that each image is described by one or more of the image descriptors; receiving a query from a user specifying at least one keyword for an image search; and using the keyword(s) to search a second collection of tagged images to identify co-occurrence keywords. The method further includes using the identified co-occurrence keywords to provide an expanded list of keywords; using the expanded list of keywords to search the image descriptors to identify a set of candidate images satisfying the keywords; grouping the set of candidate images according to at least one of the image descriptors, and selecting one or more representative images from each grouping; and displaying the representative images to the user.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for designing business content for reporting tools. In one general aspect, the invention provides for receiving a user selection of a business object having associated attributes and displaying a view of the attributes. A user selection of one or more of the attributes is received, indicating the selected one or more attributes are to be displayed in a report generated in the external reporting application. The selected one or more attributes are added to a business content structure. Data associated with the business content structure is retrieved and an output file is generated. The reporting application can use the output file to generate the report that includes the business content structure and the data associated therewith. The business content structure can be stored in a database and later retrieved to generate an output file, allowing a report with current data to be generated by the reporting application.

Abstract: A transaction automation and archival system is provided for controlling, real-time logging, and archiving complex commercial transactions such as the purchase and financing of an automobile. An electronic contract disclosure unit or ECDU includes a digitizing video display for imaging to the various documents involved in the transaction and a digitizer for allowing participants to sign, indicate choices, and otherwise interact directly on documents and images presented on the display. A computer controls the progress of the transaction, controlling, for example, the order of presentation of documents to a vehicle purchaser, receiving signatures on the displayed documents, offering choices of various packages to the purchaser, and insuring that the transaction is carried out properly. The transaction is logged for future review which may include a video record.