Abstract: Provided are a harmful site collection device and method for determining a harmful site by analyzing a connection between harmful sites. The harmful site collection device extracts a URL linked to a web page of a harmful site; checks a link circulation on the basis of link information on a web page of the URL linked to the harmful site to determine whether the web page of the URL linked to the harmful site is a harmful site; and, when a URL of a prestored non-harmful site is extracted while the link circulation is checked, stops checking the link circulation that includes the URL of the non-harmful site. Accordingly, the harmful site collection device can more easily determine a harmful site merely with information on a URL linked to a web page and can reduce the amount of computation using information on a URL of a prestored non-harmful site.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying a presence of a plurality of mobile devices at a geographic location; determining an entertainment option to be played at the geographic location based on the identified plurality of mobile devices; and based on the determination, selecting an entertainment option to be played at the geographic location.

Abstract: Provided are a device and method for displaying an execution result of an application. A method of displaying an execution result of an application includes: in response to a user input, displaying execution results of a plurality of applications, which are being executed in the device, in a plurality of windows that are displayed in at least two display modes; arranging the plurality of windows, which show execution results of the plurality of windows, to be adjacent to each other and displaying the plurality of windows on a display; receiving a user input when the plurality of windows are displayed on the display; and scrolling the plurality of windows in response to the user input.

Abstract: A method for retrieving information may include receiving, in a non-World Wide Web (WWW) corpus, a search query for a media author. Search results for the search query may be identified within the non-WWW corpus. A score for each of a plurality of media authors identified in the search results may be generated. The score for a corresponding one of the plurality of media authors may be based on a combined media popularity score for a plurality of media items authored by the corresponding one of the plurality of media authors. The search results may be ranked based on the generated score for each of the plurality of media authors.

Abstract: Systems and method for routing search query results in a networked computing environment. An initial search query is reformulated into at least one sub-query in accordance with one or more configurable rules. The sub-query is sent to at least one information system or source, and any potential hits associated with the same are optionally combined and then rendered for viewing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a forensic system capable of enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of classification work of whether to submit document information as evidence in a lawsuit by highlighting a portion including a specific keyword in a unit of a sentence. The forensic system includes: a database that registers a keyword for determining by a user whether a plurality of pieces of document information included in the digital information is related to a lawsuit; a retrieving unit that retrieves the keyword registered in the database from the document information; a sentence extracting unit that extracts a sentence including the retrieved keyword from the document information; a score calculating unit that calculates a score indicating a degree of relevance to the lawsuit using a feature value extracted from the sentence extracted by the sentence extracting unit; and a highlighting unit that changes a degree of highlighting of the sentence according to the score.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for providing whiteboard records accessibility to users interacting with a whiteboard. A whiteboard may enable two or more users to interact with the whiteboard concurrently. The whiteboard may identify the users interacting with the whiteboard and may identify permission settings associated with the users. Based on the identification of the users and detected permission settings, the whiteboard may activate a whiteboard records accessibility mode to provide access to whiteboard records. In a public mode, any user may interact with the whiteboard, and the whiteboard may provide access to a public records data store. In a private mode, the whiteboard may provide access to a separate private records data store associated with an authenticated user interacting with the whiteboard. When two users interact with the whiteboard concurrently, the whiteboard may separate the whiteboard records such that each user can access records corresponding to the detected permission settings.

Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to managing visual content rendering on a display. Audience presence and position information, which specifies respective distances from the display of a set of audience members detected within proximity of the display, can be obtained. Further, a threshold distance from the display can be determined as a function of the respective distances from the display of the set of audience members detected within proximity of the display. Moreover, responsive to the threshold distance from the display, a size of the visual content rendered on the display can be controlled.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture for providing list of a plurality of media programs responsive to a user search query is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of accepting an general search query from a user computer, identifying a synonym for the general search query, identifying a category for the general search query according to the identified synonym, performing a categorical search of a media program database using the identified synonym and the identified category to obtain a search result, and transmitting the search result to the user computer for presentation on a display communicatively coupled to the user computer.

Abstract: Search results are provided with personalized deeplinks for an end user. User behavior information is gathered regarding web pages visited by the end user. When the end user submits a search query, the website category of a search result is identified and user behavior information regarding web pages visited at other websites within the website category is identified. At least one deeplink is selected for the search result based on that user behavior information. In some instances, user behavior information may be tracked for a group of end users. The user behavior information for the group of end users may be used in conjunction with the user behavior information for the end user to facilitate deeplink selections for search results returned in response to search queries from the end user.

Abstract: A social networking service is provided, the social networking service having a user with a social connection to a first contact within a social network of the user and a social connection to a second contact with the social network of the user, wherein the first contact has a separate social connection to the second contact within a social network of the first contact. A computer system determines that the first contact has lowered a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact. Based, at least in part, on the lowering of the strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact, the computer system recommends, to the user, to lower a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the user.

Abstract: A social networking service is provided, the social networking service having a user with a social connection to a first contact within a social network of the user and a social connection to a second contact with the social network of the user, wherein the first contact has a separate social connection to the second contact within a social network of the first contact. A computer system determines that the first contact has lowered a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact. Based, at least in part, on the lowering of the strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact, the computer system recommends, to the user, to lower a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the user.

Abstract: Particular embodiments comprise a method for estimating the value of an organic marketing campaign. A computing device receives an identification of one or more entry pages associated with a website, as well as one or more keywords related to the entry pages. The computing device may determine conversion data, wherein the conversion data is based on traffic information identifying visits to at least one of the entry pages, and wherein the visits comprise organic referrals from a search engine. Using the keywords, the computing device may retrieve organic search results from the search engine, and then analyze the organic search results to determine rank positions of the entry pages. Finally, the computing device may identify a correlation between the rank positions of the entry pages, the conversion data, and the keywords.

Abstract: A statistical model may be created that relates human ratings of documents to objective signals generated from the documents, search queries, and/or other information (e.g., query logs). The model can then be used to predict human ratings/rankings for new documents/search query pairs. These predicted ratings can be used to, for example, refine rankings from a search engine or assist in evaluating or monitoring the efficacy of a search engine system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic object reference identification and linking in a browseable fact repository database are provided. In some implementations, a method includes, identifying a set of values from a plurality of facts associated with an entity. The plurality of facts are stored in a fact repository, and a respective fact includes: an attribute and a corresponding value. The method further includes, responsive to a search for a first value included in a first fact in the plurality of facts: identifying a second fact associated with the entity; and causing to be displayed to a user: a link associated with the second fact, and information representing a confidence value associated with the second fact. The link, when selected, invokes a search of the fact repository in accordance with one or more search parameters, which include a value corresponding to an attribute included in the second fact.

Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for processing annotations for a search result. A social annotation by a first user for a search result is received. In response to receiving the social annotation, at least one suggested interaction associated with the search result is obtained. The at least one suggested interaction is provided for display to the first user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for content selection and processing in an information system are described herein. In one example, a content suggestion engine operates to select, suggest, or recommend content to human users. The selection of content may be suited to a goal or set of goals set by a human user (for example, content recommendations used to assist the human user with achieving a personal health goal). The content suggestion engine may evaluate information to help determine the appropriateness of the content suggestions, considering factors such as a psychological profile, medical conditions, lifestyle, demographics, and goals. The content may be further filtered and weighted to select a subset of content and suggested actions most relevant to the human user.

Abstract: A system provides a connection between education administration, particularly as such administration assigns or selects books, and the marketing and use of those books. Such marketing and use of those books and information related to those books can include, without limitation, consumer product information, the publishing industry and specifically book publishing, and market analysis, analysis of data, markets, demand and supply chain and inventory management.

Abstract: A search request for medical content can be initiated by a user, and the medical content that is relevant to the search request can be identified. The identified medical content can be ranked based on the number of times the content has been referenced as well as by the healthcare provider that referenced the medical content. The relevant identified medical content can then be displayed in an ordered list that is ordered based on the number of times the content has been assigned.

Abstract: A search request for educational content can be initiated by a user, and the educational content that is relevant to the search request can be identified. The identified educational content can be ranked based on the number of times the content has been referenced as well as the university or other educational institution that referenced the educational content. The relevant identified educational content can then be displayed in an ordered list that is ordered based on the number of times the content has been assigned.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for modeling costed entities and performing a value chain analysis. In one implementation, methods and systems may implement a costing platform. The costing platform may be adapted for modeling any set of costed entities and processing value chains. Value chains may be modeled by a user via the costing platform, so that networks comprised of objects and edges, and costed entities located at the objects can be modeled and functions can be added to determine key figures.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of determining the relevance, to a user, of documents accessible over a computer network involves analyzing information relating to a first document, identifying a second document corresponding to the first document using a computer, obtaining information that indicates the relevance of a second document, determining the relevance of the first document using the information indicating relevance of the second document. The first document may be a mobile document, while the second may be a non-mobile document.

Abstract: Providing an interface to request actions of a website includes various elements. For example, website instructions of the website are provided to a search engine, the website instructions describing the website tool. The website instructions may be indexed by the search engine to be referenced when servicing a search query. When the website is deemed relevant to the search query, a search-result snippet may be built to include the interface to the website tool. As such, the interface may be provided in the search-results webpage. The interface may be used in the search-results webpage or may be stored locally. The interface may be used to access the website tool without a browser navigating to a landing page of the website.

Abstract: Systems and methods facilitate a search and identify documents and associated metadata reflecting content of the documents. In one implementation, a method receives a query comprising a set of search terms, identifies a stored document in response to the query, and determines a score value for the retrieved document based on a similarity between one or more of the query search terms and metadata associated with the identified document. The method locates the identified document in a citation network of baseline query results, the citation network comprising a first set of documents that cite to the identified document and a second set of documents cited to by the identified document. The method further determines a new score value of the identified document as a function of the score value and a quantity and a quality of documents within the first and second set of documents.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for exposing relationships between universe objects. In some implementations, actions include identifying a universe, the universe including objects at an abstracted layer, automatically processing the objects of the abstracted layer to provide one or more link groups, each link group including a plurality of objects that have some relation to one another, and outputting the one or more link groups.

Abstract: Methods, and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage mediums, including a method for adjusting content delivery based on user submissions. The method includes analyzing user submissions comprising photographs, the analyzing comprising: for each of the user submissions: identifying a time the user submission occurred; identifying objects represented in the photograph; determining a subject matter of the user submission based at least in part on the objects; determining a geographic location associated with the subject matter of the user submission; determining clusters of the user submissions, each user submission in a particular cluster being similar to each other user submission in the particular cluster based on the times the user submissions occurred, the subject matters of the user submissions, and the geographic locations associated with the user submissions; and adjusting content delivery to members of a network based on the determination of one or more of the clusters.

Abstract: A method, system, and graphical user interface for improved web searching via user-specified annotations are disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a graphical user interface on a computer that includes a ranked set of links responsive to a search request by a user. At least some of the links are to documents that have not previously been annotated by the user and at least some of the links are to documents that have previously been annotated by the user. The graphical user interface also includes one or more corresponding annotations previously created based on the user's input for at least some of the links to documents that have previously been annotated by the user.

Abstract: A plurality of linkable nodes may be ranked based on their intrinsic scores. The intrinsic scores may be assigned to each node based on an analysis of the respective node with respect to one or more criteria. Links may be identified between the nodes, and a ranking score for each node may be generated based on the intrinsic scores of nodes linked therewith.

Abstract: The present invention provides an elegant means of interaction between real-estate agents who employ mobile devices, wherein the property evaluation information created by any agent is shared with other agents, and wherein such property evaluations created from and collected from a plurality of mobile devices. In particular, property evaluations created by an agent are forwarded to a service provided in accordance with the present invention to communicate with other agents who may also employ mobile devices to review them. The present invention facilitates creation and sharing of au evaluation report that is created by a real-estate agent before a property sale is contracted or agreed to, typically when a property comes to the market for sale.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for modifying a document format. In one embodiment, a structure of a first document is extracted to form a first data structure, including multiple subdocuments, each subdocument having a label assigned thereto. A table of contents listing the labels of the subdocuments is then generated. The various labels are then ordered according to the amount of text of the associated subdocument, a comparison of the text of a previous link and the text of the associated subdocument, a comparison of the text of the previous document and the text of the associated subdocument, a comparison of the text of the previous link and the text of the associated subdocument, or a combination of these.

Abstract: A method for providing information about a main knowledge stream is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes obtaining reference links representing reference relationships among reference documents in each of a plurality of documents stored in a database, determining one or more basic paths connecting the reference links, calculating probability values of the reference links by overlapping the determined basic paths, determining a first document among the documents and an input reference link associated with the first document, and performing a Markov chain model using a probability value of the input reference link, and calculating information about the main knowledge stream associated with the first document using the result obtained by performing the Markov chain model.

Abstract: Building a semantics graph for an enterprise communication network can include calculating a distance metric between a first signifier and a second signifier associated with an enterprise communication network, wherein the distance metric includes a plurality of relationships defined based on a frequency of co-occurrences of the first signifier and the second signifier, and building a semantics graph for the enterprise communication network using the calculated distance metric.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an extended page snippet in a search engine. The method includes: retrieving and returning an associated table webpage having a table related to an inquired keyword; obtaining a parsed result of the table in the associated table webpage, and extracting column names and respective row instances on the basis of the parsed result; determining the row instances related to the inquired keyword; and generating a page snippet in a table style in accordance with the column names and the relative row instances. The page snippet in the table style can be generated by using a solution of the present invention.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for creating and sharing short, customized media clips on social networks. The system can perform media content analysis (i.e., facial recognition, audio recognition, etc.) on a media. The system can generate metadata associated with the media content based on the media content analysis. A user can submit a search query for characteristics of the media content. The system can perform a search on the generated metadata based on the received search query. The system can return identified portions of the media content that satisfy the search on the generated metadata. A short, customized clip created from the identified portions of the media content can be shared to a social media network.

Abstract: A meaning of a term is determined using the contents of a corpus of books through use of metadata about the books within the corpus, terms in the same work which provide context, and so forth. Users may query to determine the meaning of a term. Users may also build vocabulary skills by testing as well. A changing meaning of a term over time may be determined and utilized as well. Searches are facilitated by the enhanced ability to determine meaning of the terms, particularly in context. Feedback from the searches may also be used to refine future searches.

Abstract: A computer system executes an instant message session in a host message program of a first collaborative tool between users. The computer system executes the instant message session in a participant message program of a second collaborative tool. The computer system further receives a first request from the users to automatically or manually route the instant messages of the instant message session from the host message program of a mobile message program of a third collaborative tool. The computer system further transmits the instant messages from the host message program to the mobile message program based on conditions. The computer system further receives a second request from the mobile message program to route the instant message of the instant message session from the mobile device. The computer system transmits the instant message session based on the second request.

Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining sort order. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criteria. Some embodiments of a method include determining a first distance between at least one of the search results and a home page associated with the at least one search result and determining a display order for the plurality of search results.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating and processing context sensitive media objects are disclosed. One method is directed to processing a context sensitive media object in a target context. The method includes receiving an object with one or more object rules embedded within the object such that the one or more object rules are propagated with the object. Further, a determination of whether the object is context sensitive is made. If the object is context sensitive, the method prioritizes between the one or more object rules and one or more context rules related to a target context. In addition, a determination of which method or methods should be executed to process the object in the target context is made based on the prioritization.

Abstract: A system for ranking geospatial entities is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises an interface for receiving ranking data about a plurality of geospatial entities and an entity ranking module. The module uses a ranking mechanism to generate place ranks for the geospatial entities based on the ranking data. Ranked entity data generated by the entity ranking module is stored in a database. The entity ranking module may be configured to evaluate a plurality of diverse attributes to determine a total score for a geospatial entity. The entity ranking module may be configured to organize ranked entity data into placemark layers.

Abstract: Techniques for generating and publishing searchable feeds for websites are provided. An indication is received of content of interest of a selected website. The selected website is crawled to retrieve a plurality of pages. The retrieved pages are processed according to the indicated content of interest to generate structured content. The structured content is indexed to generate an index. A query interface is provided that receives queries directed to the index, applies the received queries to the index, and transmits responses to the received queries.

Abstract: In general, one aspect described can be embodied in a method for providing input to a document ranking process for ranking a plurality of documents, the document ranking process taking as input a quality of result statistic for a query and an individual document. The method can include, for a first document identified as a search result of a query, receiving information regarding an anchor contained within the first document, where the anchor provides a link to a second document; deriving a quality of result statistic for the second document from at least a portion of first data associated with the first document and the query, the first data being indicative of user behavior relative to the first document as a search result for the query; and providing the first quality of result statistic as input to the document ranking process for the second document and the query.

Abstract: A method is provided of reducing bandwidth required for sharing a selected network-stored folder with a set of target computers so as to cause, on each target computer, storage locally of a mirrored folder that corresponds to the selected folder. The method uses file transfers on a peer-to-peer basis.

Abstract: A real-time locater for digital media objects, related to one or more musical compositions and accessible over a network, is described. A service-provider maintains a master index of the digital media objects and a playlist-resolver server. The master index is organized by considering each media object to be an example of a primary attribute associated with the media object by a multitude of users. The reference is constructed as a data structure of primary attributes and means of locating the media objects as instances of primary attributes. The playlist-resolver works with the master index to translate a list of references to creative works into a series of successful accesses to the corresponding media object files.

Abstract: Provided is a method for rendering search results. A search request is received having a search criteria to perform with respect to objects having content instances. A determination is made of the objects having qualifying content instances that satisfy the search criteria, an attribute value of the qualifying content instances for a specified attribute, and appearance settings for the qualifying content instances based on the determined attribute values. The appearance settings vary based on the attribute values. Tags are generated indicating the content instances and appearance settings for the content instances. A visualization of the tags in a display group are generated to provide visualization of the qualifying content instances in the objects according to the appearance settings, wherein visualizations of the tags is varied based on the determined appearance settings.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for developing user profiles via search query analysis and linking the user profiles and data sources, to adaptively facilitate the discovery, transfer, and distribution of pertinent knowledge. A user profile builder, linker, and manager analyze users' search queries to learn their interests and habits, build user profiles to reflect the users' interests and habits, and link together profiles of the users with common interests. A data harvester utilizes the user profiles to provide pertinent data to the users based on their interests and habits or those of other users with common interests.

Abstract: A content management system (CMS) provides a way to include data from an external source as an object in the repository managed by the CMS. The CMS includes an external data mechanism that processes a document with a query to a data source external to the repository. The external data mechanism executes the query, and creates one or more objects in the repository according to the type of data returned. Each object containing data returned from the query is linked to that query via a formal relationship in the CMS. When an object that has a formal relationship with a query is checked out of the repository, the query corresponding to the object may be executed, and the data returned from the query may be stored in the object. Alternatively, the data may be used directly if a corresponding lifecycle policy indicates the corresponding query should not be executed.

Abstract: A content management system (CMS) provides a way to include data from an external source as an object in the repository managed by the CMS. The CMS includes an external data mechanism that processes a document with a query to a data source external to the repository. The external data mechanism executes the query, and creates one or more objects in the repository according to the type of data returned. Each object containing data returned from the query is linked to that query via a formal relationship in the CMS. When an object that has a formal relationship with a query is checked out of the repository, the query corresponding to the object may be executed, and the data returned from the query may be stored in the object. Alternatively, the data may be used directly if a corresponding lifecycle policy indicates the corresponding query should not be executed.

Abstract: A system and method for modifying a parameter of a website in order to optimize an organic listing of the website at one or more search engines is described. Several embodiments include methods and systems for generating scored representations based upon different portions of data associated with a website, and then combining the scored representations to achieve a result. The result indicates a feature of the website that may be modified in order to optimize the organic ranking of the website at one or more search engines.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for automatically estimating the confidence of a detected LAT to provide a more accurate overall score for an obtained candidate answer. A confidence “score” or value of each detected LAT is obtained, and the system and method performs combining the confidence score with a degree of match between a LAT and an AnswerType of the candidate answer to provide improved overall score for the candidate answer.

Abstract: An embodiment is a system and method for a user to organize web content and applications and to share web content and applications with other users. A user may bubble web pages that interest them. The bubbles may be linked or stitched together to form a trail of pages that may not only aid the user to navigate relevant pages, but also be shared with other users.