Document Retrieval Systems (epo) Patents (Class 707/E17.008)
  • Publication number: 20130173640
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for creating a methodology implementation that supplements a business application are described. In one embodiment, a comprehensive customer engagement methodology is maintained on a server and defines processes and disciplines related to the business application. A series of requests is received from a collaborative computing environment. The series of requests collectively represent a request for a collection of documents and related metadata included in the comprehensive customer engagement methodology. The series of requests are then responded to by providing a copy of the collection of documents and related metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian R. Allrich, Gregory M. Holman, John R. Nannenga, Lori K. Thalmann Pytlik, Nilesh R. Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20130173571
    Abstract: The techniques discussed herein consider a degree of noise associated with user clicks performed during search sessions. The techniques then generate a model that characterizes click noise so that search engines can more accurately infer document relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weizhu Chen, Zheng Chen, Adish Singla
  • Publication number: 20130173439
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating an exchange of information between a general practitioner (GP) veterinarian and a veterinarian specialist. The system may comprise a computing device with a processor, memory, a display, and a user interface. The GP veterinarian may use the computing device to locate an appropriate veterinarian specialist and to send and receive files to and from the veterinarian specialist. One method of the present invention may comprise receiving a file containing medical information corresponding a patient or animal, permitting the veterinarian specialist to annotate the file, and sending the file with annotations from the veterinarian specialist to the GP veterinarian so that the GP veterinarian can use the file with the annotations to treat the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: VOGAL, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20130166579
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detecting unit and a history processing unit. The detecting unit detects a first operation and a second operation. The first operation is an operation of inputting a document to an electronic tray. The second operation is an operation of retrieving a document from the electronic tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro SAITO, Shigehisa KAWABE, Setsu KUNITAKE
  • Publication number: 20130159320
    Abstract: There is provided a computer-implemented method and system for ranking documents. The method includes identifying a number of query-document pairs based on clickthrough data for a number of documents. The method also includes building a latent semantic model based on the query-document pairs and ranking the documents for a search based on the latent semantic model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianfeng Gao, Kristina Toutanova, Wen-tau Yih
  • Publication number: 20130159346
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for combinatorial document matching. According to one embodiment, a target document and a plurality of source documents are received by the system. Thereafter, consolidated source document information associated with the plurality of source documents and permutated concept data affiliated with the target document are created. Based on comparisons of the permutated concept data and the consolidated source document information, a set of relevant documents from the plurality of source documents are determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Kas Kasravi, Mehmet Kivanc Ozonat, Claudio Bartolini
  • Publication number: 20130159306
    Abstract: A system and method for generating tag glossaries and use thereof is provided. A set of tags is accessed. Each tag is associated with a glossary that includes one or more terms and definitions for the terms. A new tag is generated and a new glossary is generated for the new tag based on the glossaries associated with the set of tags. The tag glossaries can be used to provide context for documents associated with the tags, to determine appropriate tags for untagged documents, to help in search for other documents, and to build indices for documents or collections of documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William C. Janssen, JR., Lauri J. Karttunen
  • Publication number: 20130159278
    Abstract: The approaches described herein provide an efficient way to process certain kinds of queries that update XML data stored in an object-relational database. A query may include an XML query expression that conforms to a language for querying XML documents. A technique first determines whether the query contains an XML updating expression, and in response rewrites the query to comprise one or more path-based query operators that specify operations for updating XML data. The query may then be further rewritten to comprise one or more storage format specific query operators based on the particular database storage format associated with the XML data specified in the query. The rewritten query operators are used to generate a query execution plan that provides for several query execution optimizations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Zhen Hua Liu, Hui Joe Chang, Balasubramanyam Sthanikam
  • Publication number: 20130151503
    Abstract: A method and system for fuzzy full text search is disclosed. The system includes an inverted index where tokens are organized in a Next Valid Character (NVC) tree. Each path through the tree defines a token. The document sets for the tokens are stored at leaf nodes. After receiving search tokens, the system traverses the NVC tree in a lazy manner by exploring paths through nodes associated with the smallest edit distance. The system provides a result set per edit distance. For example, the system provides a result set of document identifiers associated with documents having the least amount of error first, followed by result sets of document identifiers associated with documents that have progressively more error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: Martin Pfeifle
  • Publication number: 20130151561
    Abstract: A method and system for fuzzy full text search is disclosed. The system includes an inverted index where tokens are organized in a Next Valid Character (NVC) tree. Each path through the tree defines a token. The document lists for the tokens are stored at leaf nodes. When performing a fuzzy full text search, the system uses an edit distance greater than zero. After receiving search tokens, the system traverses the NVC tree to generate document error lists. The system then compares the error lists to identify relevant document identifiers and provides a result set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: Martin Pfeifle
  • Publication number: 20130151547
    Abstract: A method and system for generating document recommendations is provided. An example system comprises a task commencement detector to detect commencement of a subject task in an enterprise management system, a similar tasks detector to determine one or more further tasks that are same or similar to the subject task, a document access information detector to determine one or more documents from a document management system that were accessed in association with any of the tasks from the one or more further tasks, a document selector to select at least one recommendation document, and a recommendation generator to generate a recommendation comprising the identified recommendation documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventor: Tobias Queck
  • Patent number: 8458188
    Abstract: A set of sensors can capture raw data that geospatially corresponds to a real world volumetric space. The raw data can include point cloud data encoded in a light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) information format, imagery and video data, and elevation data encoded in a digital elevation model (DEM) or digital surface model (DSM) format. The real-world volumetric space can be segmented into a set of volumetric units, wherein datum of the raw data is indexed against the volumetric units. Each of the volumetric units of the real-world volumetric space can be mapped to a voxel in a storage volumetric space of a voxel database. The raw data can then be stored and fused in the voxel database such that each voxel in the voxel database represents a combination of volumetrically stored data for all source products that includes providing point cloud data, imagery data, and elevation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Leo Salemann
  • Patent number: 8458225
    Abstract: A voxel database can store and manage a set of voxel records in a voxel table. Each of the records can have a unique voxel identifier. Each voxel record can include a set of different sensory attributes. The sensory attributes can include visual attributes, spectral signature attributes, olfaction attributes, audition attributes, gustation attributes, somatsensory attributes, and material composition attributes. Uniquely defined voxels of voxel database can be a volume unit on a grid (regular or non-regular) in three dimensional space, which is a voxel space. A correspondence can exist between voxels in the voxel space and volume units of a real world volumetric space from which geospatial data was directly gathered and encoded within the voxel database. Voxel space can be mapped to simulation space. Thus, simulators can consume data of the voxel space to generate three dimensional immersive environments having multisensory output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Leo Salemann
  • Publication number: 20130132418
    Abstract: Discovering a keyword query corresponding to an input collection of documents taken from a candidate pool includes selecting a document from a working set as the input set, and extracting a list of snippets in the selected document. For each snippet, executing a set of proximity queries based on selected terms in that snippet, and finding all possible proximity queries that return less than N query results from the candidate pool. A query is selected from said proximity queries, based on the selected query returning the greatest number of working set documents, and returning the smallest number of documents not in the working set. Documents returned by the selected query are removed from the working set, and the above steps are repeated until no documents remain in the working set. The disjunction of selected queries is returned as the discovered query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: William S. Spangler
  • Publication number: 20130132334
    Abstract: A collaborative data management system for engineering, design, and construction (EDC) projects is presented. The system includes a storage medium, a processor, executable code, a display, and an input device. The storage medium stores a plurality of EDC data objects and a plurality of relationship objects. The EDC data objects represent parameters relevant to EDC projects. The relationship objects represent relationships between EDC data objects. The processor and executable code are communicatively coupled with the storage medium and are configured to (i) display the relationship objects on the display and (ii) allow a user to manage synchronization of the EDC objects with the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Matt John Reisdorf
  • Publication number: 20130124457
    Abstract: An apparatus used to store, track and disseminate documents related to a food product is a repository that comprises electronic document generator, database, and query module is. The electronic document generator receives a document related to a food product and certificates related to the food product. The electronic document generator generates electronic document based on the document including the product information and also generates electronic copies of the certificates. The database is coupled to the electronic document generator and stores the electronic copies of the electronic document and the certificates. The query module is coupled to the database and receives a query related to the food product. The query includes data generated by document recognition or by QR Code scanning. The query module provides access to the electronic document and electronic copies of the certificates associated with the query. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: CSM BAKERY PRODUCTS NA, INC.
    Inventor: James W. Parker
  • Publication number: 20130124555
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for navigating related items in responses to search requests. In response to a search request, a server determines a first results set of items, where the items have one or more item characteristics. The server receives a selection indicating one of the characteristics items in the first results set. The server performs a search utilizing the first characteristic to obtain a second set of items having the selected characteristic. A visual link indicator module of the server generates commands and data for displaying the second set of items having the selected characteristic. The display includes a visual indicator of a relationship of the second set of items to the selected characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Duquene, Morris S. Johnson, Henri F. Meli, Jacques-Marie Thrasybule
  • Publication number: 20130124397
    Abstract: A collaborative first order logic system with dynamic ontology for example that enables collaborative discussion of documents, subjects associated within the documents, assertions about the subjects and theorems that utilize the assertions along with dynamic creation and association of two or more subjects that may represent the same thing. Enables geographical and temporal displays of assertions and opinions regarding the assertions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventor: David Fox
  • Publication number: 20130117289
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for supporting migration of unstructured data stored in enterprise content management systems. A computer-implemented method includes generating a search for content matching at least one content search rule, receiving a list of matched documents, wherein each document in the list of matched documents is associated with at least a source repository identifier and a unique document identifier, calculating a target repository identifier and at least one metadata change instruction for each unique document identifier using at least one migration rule, and modifying metadata for the document associated with each unique document identifier using the calculated at least one metadata change instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Martin P. Fischer, Heiko Kiessling, Dieter Guendisch, Alexander Rieder, Achim Weigel, Paul Goetz, Martin Hermes, Stephan Klevenz, Martin Kreyscher, Corneliu D. Mitu, Juergen Schneider, Johannes Weber
  • Publication number: 20130110842
    Abstract: A system may include multiple personal data sources and a machine-implemented data extractor and correlator configured to retrieve personal data from at least one of the personal data sources. The data extractor and correlator may extract information from unstructured data within the retrieved personal data and correlate the extracted information with previously stored structured data to generate additional structured data. The system may also include a storage device configured to store the previously stored structured data and the additional structured data. A natural language query module may be configured to receive a natural language query from a user and provide a response to the natural language query based at least in part on one or both of the previously stored structured data and the additional structured data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Thierry Donneau-Golencer, Rajan Singh, Madhu Yarlagadda, Corey Hulen, Kenneth C. Nitz, William Scott Mark
  • Publication number: 20130110828
    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods and systems for searching documents in a multi-tenant hosting environment. According to embodiments, to conserve hardware resources, a plurality of documents associated with a plurality of tenants may be mapped to the same search index in the multi-tenant hosting environment. In order to search documents associated only with a single tenant in the multi-tenant hosting environment, a tenant identifier is prepended to every key stored in the search index that is associated with the plurality of documents of the single tenant. Moreover, where one document links to another document within the multi-tenant hosting environment, the link is stored in a web graph when a source tenant identifier matches a target tenant identifier for the link. According to embodiments, when conducting a search, the link is resolved only if the link is stored in the web graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dmitriy Meyerzon, Mihai Petriuc, Nicolai Bodd
  • Publication number: 20130103675
    Abstract: A document management apparatus comprises: a base folder setting unit configured to set a base folder used as a base point of search processing from folders which are allocated above a folder of interest; a search unit configured to detect, from folders allocated below the base folder, a folder having a path from the base folder, which path is similar to a path from the base folder to the folder of interest, as a similar folder similar to the folder of interest; and a search result display unit configured to display a link to the similar folder detected by the search unit on a display window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
  • Publication number: 20130103649
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for point-in-time volumes are provided. A relationship is enabled between a source volume and point-in-time volume. Copying a data chunk to the point-in-time volume before a write operation modifies the data chunk on the source volume dynamically creates the point-in-time volume. The point-in-time volume can be accessed in read/write mode as a general purpose data storage volume. Other embodiments comprising additional features, such as a forced migration process, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: DATACORE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
    Inventor: David A. Linde
  • Publication number: 20130103690
    Abstract: A system for analyzing a request for proposal. The system includes an associative memory including a plurality of data having a plurality of associations. The system also includes an input device in communication with the associative memory. The input device is configured to provide the request for proposal to the associative memory in a format understandable to the associative memory. The associative memory is configured to digest the request for proposal to be included within the plurality of data, wherein a digested request for proposal is formed. The system also includes an analyzer in communication with the associative memory. The associative memory is configured to analyze the digested request for proposal by receiving a query comprising one or more terms, creating relationships among the plurality of data in the associative memory based on the query, and returning an output that includes requirements or other attributes presented in the digested request for proposal based on the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: William G. Arnold, Brian Warn, John Whelan, Jaime Antonio Flores, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130097143
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for presenting results of search queries with indications that at least a portion of such results has been endorsed by the user and/or social network connections of the user, are provided. Upon receipt of a search query, Web search results satisfying the query are determined. Satisfying search results that have been endorsed by the requesting user and/or one or more social network connections of the requesting user are identified. Upon presentation of the search results on the SERF, those results that were identified as having been endorsed by the requesting user and/or one or more social network connections of the requesting user are annotated as such. In this way, the requesting user may be able to more readily identify personally relevant results as the annotated results have been indicated to be preferences of the user and/or his or her social network connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: RAJESH KRISHNA SHENOY, CHARLES C. CARSON, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130097167
    Abstract: Systems and methods for organizing a repository of unstructured documents into groups of ordered reading lists, i.e., document trails, comprising an ordered list of documents that relate to each by subject matter. Text analytics and natural language processing sets group documents, chose the most important/relevant documents from each group, and organize the documents into a suggested reading order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, JR., Mary Catherine McCorkindale, Saurabh Prabhat
  • Publication number: 20130086054
    Abstract: A system, for concurrent calculation of resource qualifications (e.g., skills, educational degree, etc) and availability (e.g., availability to work on a project) using text search. The method commences by initiating a flow for requesting resources, the resource request comprising a qualification requirement indication and a time period requirement indication. The method further comprises retrieving candidate resource documents in a manner so as to calculate an overall match score that is based not only on qualifications, but also on availability. The scoring uses a recoded candidate resource document that comprises qualification attributes as well as time period availability to form an overall match score. The recoding can be performed in an administrative flow (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tianyi Wang, Vivek Salgar, Darryl L. Watson
  • Publication number: 20130086020
    Abstract: An interactive web application framework allows a user to define user interface and logic of a web application and publish the web application. A first application server can receive database data from a database server. The first application can process the database data to generate publication data. A second application server can receive the publication data from the first application server. The second application server can process the publication data to generate web data. The second application server can then send the web data to a web server for pushing to a web browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Viswanadh Addala
  • Publication number: 20130086080
    Abstract: The present inventive subject matter relates to document management, more particularly to a system and method for information disclosure statement management and prior art cross-citation control. Various embodiments of the present inventive subject matter include systems and methods for controlling the cross-citation and propagation of prior art reference documents from one patent case to another. Some embodiments may include propagation control user interfaces which display to a user sets of patent cases as potential source documents of prior art. In some embodiments, characteristics of the prior art may be identified and used as the basis for selecting and controlling the cross-citation of prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20130066831
    Abstract: Providing metadata subscription services includes receiving a notification subscription request containing an item selected from a plurality of items residing in a repository. The items are stored in hierarchically-arranged levels of storage within the repository. Providing the services also includes determining that metadata of the item has been modified and creating a notification including changes made with respect to the metadata and any others of the items residing in the repository at a storage level equal to a storage level of the item and any storage levels that are lower than the storage level of the item. Providing the services further includes transmitting the notification to a user-specified first address and transmitting a copy of the item including the changes to a user-specified second address. The user-specified second address is different than the user-specified first address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
    Inventor: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
  • Publication number: 20130054622
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a set of attributes derived from an element of a first digital document is obtained. The element is identified from eye-tracking data of a user viewing the digital document. A search query of a database comprising at least one query term is received. A set of documents in the database is identified according to the search query. An attribute score is determined for each document. The set of documents are sorted according to the attribute score. Optionally, a commonality between the query term and at least one member of the set of attributes may be determined. The search query may be generated by the user. The database may be a hypermedia database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Sharada Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20130054612
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for finding substantially similar/different sources (files and documents), and estimating similarity or difference between given sources. Similarity and difference may be found across a variety of formats. Sources may be in one or more languages such that similarity and difference may be found across any number and types of languages. A variety of characteristics may be used to arrive at an overall measure of similarity or difference including determining or identifying syntactic roles, semantic roles and semantic classes in reference to sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: ABBYY SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventor: Abbyy Software Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130046782
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of searching and organizing intellectual property (IP) formulates and facilitates searches for intellectual property and organizes results of such searches. In an exemplary embodiment, a search and organization server is provided with one or more modules to create and process search queries to be run on local or remote database systems. A class search can provide on-line access to classification information and facilitate searching of intellectual property using classifications. An IP thesaurus can provide for developing a list of elements found in IP information. The list of elements may be used as an aid in learning a new technology, as a search tool to refine search queries or criteria. A field-of-search can be based on search information identified from select IP information. Optional modules can formulate, store, organize, and output search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Eugene M. Lee
  • Publication number: 20130039633
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for preventing the forgery of documents. The system and method simultaneously electronically records digital data evidencing the form of the signature, a visual and audio record of the signing event and the notarization of the document, as well as the date and time of the event as well as a high quality scan of the signed document(s). The system and method further provides global positioning coordinates at the locus of the signing as well as the recording and storage equipment, such that the location, date, time, and participants in the signing event are subject to a predefined set of information related to the signing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: Cina Wong
  • Publication number: 20130036086
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for storing documents that are being tracked in an on-demand service. These mechanisms and methods for storing documents in an on-demand service can enable embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the storing of the documents in association with a tag. The ability of embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the storing can enable an efficient searching for a shared document. In an embodiment, the shared document is categorized upon being stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC
    Inventor: SALESFORCE.COM, INC
  • Publication number: 20130031085
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a docbase management system, including a first module, adapted to parse a received invocation from an application and generate an execution plan which comprises operations on physical storage; a second module, adapted to execute the execution plan to schedule a third module to execute the operations on physical storage in the execution plan; and the third module, adapted to execute the operations on physical storage in the execution plan under the scheduling of the second module. Since the implementation of the docbase management system is divided into hierarchies, and the hierarchies are independent of each other, the docbase management system is well extendable, scalable and maintainable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SURSEN CORP.
    Inventors: Donglin Wang, Xu Gao
  • Publication number: 20130031146
    Abstract: An integrated management system registers a library associated with a reference destination of a shortcut file. The integrated management system determines whether a folder on the reference destination of a selected shortcut file can be referred to via the library. When the folder on the reference destination of the selected shortcut file can be referred to via the library, the integrated management system displays information indicating the folder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuya Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20130024762
    Abstract: Methods and system for performing annotation of digital information are provided. One method includes searching for items of interest using a search engine. Once the URIs associated with the item of interest are identified, a plurality of attributes are provided that may be associated with each URI. A user may provide the values for the attributes or the system may suggest values for the attributes based on information associated with each URI. Once the attributes and values are assigned, the annotated URI along with the attributes and values is stored. Another method provides for sharing of the annotated information. A user may communicate annotated information to an external storage system for sharing with other users having access to the external storage system. Another method provides for automatic updates of the annotation entries by periodically fetching the digital information associated with each URI and updating the values associated with each attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Edmond Kwok-Keung Chow
  • Publication number: 20130024444
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for providing a topic map. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a plurality of web pages, the web pages including metadata, extracting at least a portion of the metadata from the web pages, and creating at least one topic associated with the web pages, the at least one topic corresponding to at least a portion of the metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
  • Publication number: 20130018874
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and a computer system for processing data are disclosed. First data associated with a search may be accessed. Second data may be accessed from a database using the first data, where the second data may be associated with at least one sentiment of the first data. The second data may include at least one score, at least one classification, and at least one degree, some combination thereof, etc. Third data may be generated, based on the second data, for performing at least one operation associated with the search results. The at least one operation may include filtering the search results, ranking the search results, displaying an image associated with the at least one sentiment, some combination thereof, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: LEXXE PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Hong Liang Qiao
  • Publication number: 20130013615
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an input query, identifying a plurality of candidate answers to the query; and for at least one of these candidate answers, identifying at least one proof of the answer. This proof includes a series of premises, and a multitude of documents are identified that include references to the premises. A set of these documents is selected that include references to all of the premises. This set of documents is used to generate one or more scores for the one of the candidate answers. A defined procedure is applied to the candidate answers to determine a ranking for the answers, and this includes using the one or more scores for the at least one of the candidate answers in the defined procedure to determine the ranking for this one candidate answer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric W. Brown, Jennifer Chu-Carroll, David A. Ferrucci, James W. Murdock, IV
  • Publication number: 20130013628
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically storing and generating bookmarks. In one embodiment, a search query is received. Information identifying a bookmark representing the search query is automatically stored in association with a set of bookmarks. Search results corresponding to the search query are automatically obtained and provided, where the search results identify one or more documents. When one of the documents is selected, a link to the selected one of the documents is automatically stored in association with the bookmark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Vanessa Murdock, Lluis Garcia, Barbara Poblete, Vassilis Plachouras
  • Publication number: 20130006999
    Abstract: In order to retrieve article level content from a plurality of content providers, a federated search program receives a generic query from a user and dispatches the query simultaneously to a plurality of connector objects. Each connector object that is associated with a particular content source and contains source specific code that reformats the generic query into a proprietary format required for the associated content source. The proprietary query is then dispatched to the content source. When the results at the content source are ready, the result set is fetched by the connector. The fetched results are then mapped into a standard format. The standard result sets from the different content sources are then merged into a single consolidated result set. Duplicate documents are removed from the consolidated result set and the final results are sorted in accordance with criteria specified by the user and presented to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER, INC.
    Inventor: Lech Juliusz WOJTOWICZ
  • Publication number: 20130007585
    Abstract: Methods and system for performing annotation of digital information are provided. One method includes searching for items of interest using a search engine. Once the URIs associated with the item of interest are identified, a plurality of attributes are provided that may be associated with each URI. A user may provide the values for the attributes or the system may suggest values for the attributes based on information associated with each URI. Once the attributes and values are assigned, the annotated URI along with the attributes and values is stored. Another method provides for sharing of the annotated information. A user may communicate annotated information to an external storage system for sharing with other users having access to the external storage system. Another method provides for automatic updates of the annotation entries by periodically fetching the digital information associated with each URI and updating the values associated with each attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: Edmond Kwok-Keung Chow
  • Patent number: 8346620
    Abstract: A system for interactive paper is described. Data fragments are captured at locations in a rendered document. A digital version of the document is optionally located. Markup data applied to the capture creates a rich set of interactions for the user. New models for publishing documents and new document-related services are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Martin T. King, Dale L. Grover, Clifford A. Kushler, James Q. Stafford-Fraser
  • Publication number: 20120330969
    Abstract: Document cluster ranking systems and methods of ranking document clusters are described. In some example embodiments, the method comprises: obtaining, at a document cluster ranking system, a value associated with a first feature for each of a plurality of document clusters; based on the values associated with the first feature, automatically generating, at the document cluster ranking system, a plurality of first feature bins, each first feature bin defining a range of values and a bin identifier; and obtaining a score for one of the document clusters, by: i) identifying the first feature bin having a range of values which includes the obtained value associated with the first feature for that one of the document clusters; and ii) determining a score for that document cluster based on the first feature bin identifier for the identified first feature bin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Francisco Javier ESTRADA GUADARRAMA, Darius BRAZIUNAS, Hyun Chul LEE
  • Publication number: 20120330975
    Abstract: Profiling systems and methods of creating and using user interest profiles are described. In some example embodiments, the method includes: creating a topic set which includes topics which are organized in a hierarchical structure which includes a plurality of topic levels including an upper topic level and a lower topic level, each topic in the lower topic level being a subtopic of at least one of the topics in the upper topic level; monitoring interest in a plurality of documents for a user to identify one or more documents-of-interest to the user; and based on the monitored interest for the user, creating an interest profile for the user by determining a measure of topical interest for the user for at least one of the topics at the upper topic level and for a subtopic of that topic, the subtopic being at the lower topic level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Hyun Chul LEE, Yingbo MIAO, Liqin XU
  • Publication number: 20120330963
    Abstract: The invention described herein is generally directed to a method and apparatus for creating and retrieving audio data. In one implementation the invention comprises an annotation system configured to record, store, and retrieve media. The annotation system contains a set of client-processing devices configured to capture media for subsequent playback. Each client-processing device typically contains a record button to initiate the capture and is configured upon performing the capture operation to trigger an association of a unique ID with the media. The client-processing devices are further configured to upload the media and a unique ID to a server for purposes of storage. The server obtains the media and unique ID for subsequent retrieval and provides the media and the unique ID to at least one client-processing device from the set of client processing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: TRIO SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventor: Alan Bartholomew
  • Publication number: 20120331005
    Abstract: Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems and methods for presenting and managing user information. Specific embodiments allow creating, editing, presenting, and storing user information. In a more specific embodiment, the systems and methods can be used to provide a digital safe deposit box (DSDB) that allows users to save, maintain, update, and/or share information about themselves and/or their organization. Specific embodiments provide a personal financial solution that is designed for customers interacting with professional institutions, such as accounting firms, banks, and insurance agencies, and/or interacting with family members and people that may need to access certain documents. Embodiments of the invention provide individuals, based on permission granted/allocated to them, access to specific information, while providing safety from fraud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventor: JOB WHITE
  • Publication number: 20120323880
    Abstract: To facilitate legal research, companies, such as Thomson West provide subscription-based online information-retrieval systems. Seeking to improve these and/or related systems, the present inventors devised, among other things, an exemplary legal research system that performs a conventional search to identify a set of starter documents and then leverages the metadata associated with these starter documents to identify another larger set of relevant documents. Documents in this alternate set are then scored using, for example, a learning machine and feature vectors that account for metadata relationships between the starter documents and alternate documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Khalid Al-Kofahi, Michael Dahn, Patrick Slaven, Thomas Zielund, Qiang Lu, Charles Elberti