Processing Unordered Data (epo) Patents (Class 707/E17.033)
  • Publication number: 20130110848
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating media item recommendations are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method may include using at least a processor and memory for receiving candidate media items associated with one or more computing devices that either has recently played or is currently playing a media item currently being played by another computing device. The method may also include determining recommendation scores for the candidate media items based on occurrence counts of the media items within a predetermined time period. Further, the method may include generating a media item recommendation for the other computing device based on the recommendation scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: LEMI TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: LEMI TECHNOLOGY, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130091147
    Abstract: A method for evaluating the impact of distributed digital content, including identifying content produced by a publisher on a first domain, determining user activity data associated with the content on one or more social networks, calculating an instantaneous score for each of the social networks for the content based on the user activity data associated with the content on the respective social network, calculating a velocity score for each of the social networks for the content, the velocity score comprising a rate of change of the instantaneous score for the respective social network, calculating a social value score for the content based on the velocity scores of the one or more social networks, and sending the social value score to a computer associated with the publisher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: SIMPLEREACH, INC.
    Inventor: SIMPLEREACH, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130091151
    Abstract: In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for performing time-partitioned collaborative filtering in an on-demand service environment including, for example, receiving as input, a plurality of access requests for data stored within the host organization and a corresponding plurality of actions for the data to which access is requested; accessing an input table having a time field, action field, item field, and agent field therein; recording time data and agent data for each of the received plurality of access requests and the corresponding plurality of actions; recording an item within the item field and an action within the action field for each of the received plurality of access requests and the corresponding plurality of actions based on the action performed on an item of the data to which access is requested; and analyzing the input table to generate one or more pairs of first actions and items to second actions and items and a time based score for eac
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventor: Salesforce.com, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130086081
    Abstract: A method for providing Internet domain name suggestions includes parsing a web page; obtaining at least one keyword from the parsing, generating a first query from the at least one keyword; and determining, based at least on the first query, if at least one name suggestion is available. The method also includes, if at least one name suggestion is available, generating at least one domain name suggestion based at least on the first query and displaying the at least one domain name suggestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Schonfeld, Jasenko Ibrahimbegovic
  • Publication number: 20130086044
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for profiling patent activity for a user. The patent activity may be competitive patent activity. The method comprises retrieving a first set of data from a database or patent registry relating to one or more patent matters in the name of a user-specified applicant, owner, or owner type and generating a first patent activity profile for the applicant, owner or owner type based on the retrieved data. The first patent activity profile is stored in a database as a reference profile. The method includes retrieving a second set of data from a database or patent registry relating to the one or more patent matters in the name of the specified applicant, owner, or owner type and comparing the first and second sets of data to identify deviations from the reference profile. The identified deviations are transmitted to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventor: Steven W. Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20130080446
    Abstract: The claimed invention enables digital asset management that is responsive to a user's interactions with digital assets. Based on the user's interaction, the invention generates a ranking of the digital assets that is intended to reflect the value of the digital assets to the user. The ranking is based in part on the access frequency and recency, and the number and types of uses of the digital assets. An access hierarchy is derived from the ranking that stores the digital assets so that the higher ranked digital assets are more easily accessed than the lower ranked digital assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Vidur Apparao, John Bandhauer, Christopher Robert Waterson
  • Publication number: 20130080449
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for aggregating contextual content are disclosed. In some embodiments, an evolving subject work is analyzed, potentially relevant works are retrieved, and the potentially relevant works are categorized and presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Edmon W. O. Chung, Sin Ling LIU
  • Publication number: 20130073565
    Abstract: The claimed invention enables digital asset management that is responsive to a user's interactions with digital assets. Based on the user's interaction, the invention generates a ranking of the digital assets that is intended to reflect the value of the digital assets to the user. The ranking is based in part on the access frequency and recency, and the number and types of uses of the digital assets. An access hierarchy is derived from the ranking that stores the digital assets so that the higher ranked digital assets are more easily accessed than the lower ranked digital assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Vidur Apparao, John Bandhauer, Christopher Robert Waterson
  • Publication number: 20130073533
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a project search system, implemented on one or more computer systems, comprising two or more stored projects represented by electronically stored, computer-accessible data that are stored in a project-database component; a project-comparator subsystem, executed on the one or more computer systems, that generates a similarity metric for two electronically-represented projects input to the project-comparator subsystem; and a project search engine, executed on the one or more computer systems, that receives data that represents an input project, identifies, by pairwise comparison of the stored projects with the input project using the project-comparator subsystem, one or more stored projects with greatest similarity to the input project, and outputs, to a graphical interface displayed on a computer display or to an application program, indications of the one or more stored projects with greatest similarity to the input project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Marianne Hickey, David Trastour, Andrew Byde, Maher Rahmouni, Claudio Bartolini
  • Publication number: 20130073567
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example network device having a controller to receive multiple streams of content for portions of a multimedia work, perform a high level analysis for features in each of the streams for the multimedia work, perform a specialized analysis on the portion having a detected general feature to generate a content analysis output, correlate the content analysis output with other content analysis of the multimedia work, and output a weighted content description based on the correlation function. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
    Inventor: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
  • Publication number: 20130073569
    Abstract: A portable communication device for extracting a user interest comprises a term vector generation unit for generating, based on types of text data stored in the portable communication device, a term vector representing each text data, a subject classification tree storage unit for storing a subject classification tree, which is a tree structure in which multiple nodes, each including at least one training data and representing a subject, are connected to one another, and a similarity calculation unit for calculating a similarity between the term vector and the training data for each node in the subject classification tree. The similarity calculation unit extracts a node name representing the user interest from the subject classification tree based on the similarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Sang Keun Lee, Jong Woo Ha, Jung Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20130073564
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a first set generating unit that generates a first set of states reachable by following ?-transitions in a forward direction and a reverse direction among states included in a finite state automaton; a second set generating unit that generates a second set representing a set of states included in each of a plurality of first sets connected by one transition that is not an ?-transition and the first set that is not connected to another first set by one transition that is not an ?-transition; a combination generating unit that obtains, among combinations of ?-removal patterns to be respectively applied to the ?-transitions in the second set, a combination with which the number of transitions after removing ?-transitions is the smallest; and a removing unit that removes ?-transitions in the second set by the removal patterns included in the obtained combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: Manabu NAGAO
  • Publication number: 20130073562
    Abstract: Methods for resolving ambiguity in a search of a tree data structure are provided. Ambiguity occurs when a searched value occurs at two or more nodes of the tree data structure. Weighted distances between a context node and two or more candidate nodes are determined where each of the candidate nodes contains the searched value. The weighted distance between the context node and each candidate node equals the number of downward steps from the context node to the candidate node multiplied by a first constant plus the number of upward steps from the context node to the candidate node multiplied by a second constant. The node having a desired weighted distance is selected and information from the selected node is returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Libera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dearman, Albert Cecchini
  • Publication number: 20130066887
    Abstract: Techniques are described for determining and using relevant information related to domains of interest. In at least some situations, the techniques include automatically analyzing documents, terms and other information related to a domain of interest in order to automatically determine information about relevant themes within the domain and/or about which documents have contents that are relevant to such themes. Such automatically determined information related to a domain may then be used in various ways, including to assist users in specifying themes of interest and/or in obtaining documents and/or document fragments with contents that are relevant to specified themes. In addition, information about how the automatically determined information is used by users may be tracked and used as feedback for learning improved determinations of relevant themes and relevant documents within the domain, such as by using automated machine learning techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: ATIGEO LLC
    Inventors: Oliver B. Downs, Michael Sandoval, Claudiu Alin Branzan, Vlad Mircea Iovanov, Sopurkh Singh Khalsa, Radu Ioan Bisca, Catalin Teodor Milos
  • Publication number: 20130066872
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are defined for organizing a plurality of digital photos. The method comprises the steps of identifying a group of digital photos, receiving a number defining how many clusters to be formed from the group, receiving profile information to be used for clustering the digital photos into the number of clusters, clustering the group of digital photos according to the profile information, and identifying representative digital photo(s) of the clusters from the clustered digital photos based on the profile information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Simon Moritz, Jonas Björk, Mattias Lidström, Joakim Söderberg
  • Publication number: 20130066844
    Abstract: A method of searching for media content in a metadata database is provided. Searching may include matching keywords in search criteria or using predefined search criteria for browsing of static or dynamic listings of media content. The method includes receiving a search request including search criteria, and searching the metadata database for a physical media article matching the search criteria and a digital media selection matching the search criteria. The method also includes determining availabilities of the matching media article and the matching media selection. A search result set with the matching media articles and matching media selections is provided, based on their availabilities. The search result set may also include media articles and media selections that are indirectly associated with the search criteria. An associated content provider may be linked to the customer based on a subscription. The media selection may be accessed by an audio/visual display interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Redbox Automated Retail, LLC.
    Inventors: Brad Bowers, Imran Maskatia, Michael Papasevastos, Saad Rehmani, Jason Rubinstein
  • Publication number: 20130060787
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cases based analysis are described. In one implementation, a new case-based document having static attributes and dynamic attributes is received. Once the static and the dynamic attributes are received, the static attributes of the received new case-based document is compared with the static attributes of one or more previously processed case-based documents. Based on the comparison, a sub-set of case-based documents is generated. For the generated sub-set, the dynamic attributes of the new case-based document are compared with the dynamic attributes of the sub-set of case-based documents. Based on the comparison, previously processed case-based documents, if any, which are found to be similar to the new case-based document are identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Jatin DOSHI, Ambati Sailaja, Apama De
  • Publication number: 20130060785
    Abstract: Techniques for analyzing and synthesizing complex knowledge representations may utilize an atomic knowledge representation model including an elemental data structure and knowledge processing rules stored as machine-readable data and/or programming instructions. The elemental data structure may include a universal kernel and one or more customized modules. The universal kernel may represent knowledge that is generally applicable to a population, and the customized modules may represent knowledge that is specifically applicable to individual data consumers. Crowd-sourcing techniques may be applied to the elemental data structure. A method of modifying the elemental data structure may include obtaining an indicator regarding an elemental component based on data associated with customized modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Primal Fusion Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Joseph Sweeney, Ihab Francis Ilyas
  • Publication number: 20130054498
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a personalized recommendation from a series of partial preferences is presented. A preference distribution of a population including a plurality of weighted ranked lists is identified. A revealed preference of a user is compared to the plurality of ranked lists. An affinity weight between the user and each of the plurality of ranked lists is assigned, and a weighted average of each of the affinity weights is taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Devavrat Shah, Vivek Francis Farias, Srikanth Jagabathula, Ammar Tawfiq Ammar
  • Publication number: 20130054621
    Abstract: A system for ontology candidate selection and comparison including a microprocessor and an ontology candidate selection component executing on the microprocessor and configured to compare at least a portion of a plurality of ontology candidates based on a candidate selection rule, and based on said comparison, select from the plurality of ontology candidates a pair of ontologies. The system further includes an ontology similarity component coupled to the ontology candidate selection component and configured to generate a similarity outcome related to the pair of ontologies based on a similarity rule and evaluate at least one of: the candidate selection rule or the similarity rule based on the similarity outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Donald R. Kretz, William D. Phillips, Bruce E. Peoples, Justin W. Toennies
  • Publication number: 20130054555
    Abstract: A method for processing query data is described that includes receiving a query portion from a client over a network. For each of multiple search contexts, a relevance score is determined, based on the query portion. Each search context corresponds to a different set of information against which queries can be executed. Indication of the relevance scores is provided to the client over the network. Determining the relevance score and providing indication are performed prior to an input indicating a complete query or in response thereto. The method may also include associating shortcuts with search contexts, selecting a set of shortcuts based, at least in part, on the relevance scores for the search contexts and the association between the shortcuts and search contexts, and sending the set of shortcuts to the client. The shortcuts include links for accessing a content location associated with the shortcut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventor: YAHOO! INC.
  • Publication number: 20130054619
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the method of identifying an application protocol includes classifying a data packet to be detected into an individual traffic flow, searching for keywords in a valid payload of the traffic flow based upon a keyword database of identifiable application protocols, and determining a keyword weight vector of the traffic flow. The weight of a keyword is related to a location of the keyword in a valid payload of a traffic flow. Similarities between the keyword weight vector of the traffic flow and feature keyword weight vectors of the identifiable application protocols are determined; and an application protocol corresponding to a feature keyword weight vector with the highest similarity to the keyword weight vector of the traffic flow as the application protocol of the traffic flow is determined if a condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENT
    Inventor: Fang Liu
  • Publication number: 20130046769
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for measuring a relevance and diversity of a ranking list to a given query. The ranking list is comprised of a set of data items responsive to the query. In one embodiment, the method comprises calculating a measured relevance of the set of data items to the query using a defined relevance measuring procedure, and determining a measured diversity value for the ranking list using a defined diversity measuring procedure. The measured relevance and the measured diversity value are combined to obtain a measure of the combined relevance and diversity of the ranking list. The measured relevance of the set of data items may be based on the individual relevance of each of the data items to the query, and the diversity value may be based on the similarities of the data items to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jingrui He, Ravi B. Konuru, Ching-Yung Lin, Hanghang Tong, Zhen Wen
  • Publication number: 20130041906
    Abstract: A privacy-preserving system and method is disclosed for profiling clients within a system for knowledge management. The method of the present invention discloses steps for generating a client profile in support of receiving and processing messages using scoring techniques and/or filtering techniques. The method of the present invention further includes steps for generating a client profile in support of a method for generating and obtaining responses to messages using scoring techniques and/or filtering techniques. The system of the present invention, includes all means for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Eytan Adar, Rajan Mathew Lukose, Joshua Rogers Tyler, Caesar Sengupta
  • Publication number: 20130031096
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing search sessions including recording a plurality of search sessions, the search sessions compiled into a plurality of search clusters based on a commonality of search terms used across sessions in each cluster, and calculating a rating for each of the plurality of search clusters based on the success of the search session in yielding usable search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Mark SUTTER, Simon YELSKY, Jeff WEINSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20130031105
    Abstract: Some embodiments perform automated entity ranking to accurately portray the influence that each ranked entity holds within a particular field, industry, region, or some combination thereof. The ranking is primarily derived based on the number of trade references obtained for a particular entity and the influence of those trade references. The rankings can be sold as informational commodities and can be compiled to produce lists of the most influential entities within a particular field, industry, region, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel, Judith Gentile Hackett
  • Publication number: 20130031104
    Abstract: A method for selection of items for one or more users includes performing each of a set of steps to determine the items. Performing the steps includes introducing a controlled variation into a result of each of multiple of the steps. The items for the one or more users are then selected according to the results of the steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: ChoiceStream, Inc
    Inventor: Dinesh Gopinath
  • Publication number: 20130018972
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method is provided for generating a reputation record and filtering electronic messages, each reputation record including a reputation score and a reputation key. The method includes receiving at least one incoming event notification, including a reputation key; determining, based on the reputation key, whether a corresponding reputation record exists; creating a new reputation record if the corresponding reputation record does not exist; determining a trust determination function based on the incoming event notification; calculating a reputation score based on the determined trust determination function, the incoming event notification, and an attribute associated with the reputation key; storing the calculated reputation score along with the reputation key in either the new reputation record or the corresponding reputation record; and filtering one or more electronic messages based on the calculated reputation score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: James SARGENT, Sylvia Margot ROMARY, Jean-Jacques MOORTGAT, Lachlan MAXWELL, Michael ADKINS, Ding XIAO
  • Publication number: 20130018894
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and a computer system for automatically generating sentiment data are disclosed. One or more portions of at least one document may be determined to be associated with at least one sentiment of one or more other portions of the at least one document. One or more scores associated with the at least one sentiment may be automatically determined based on at least one respective attribute of the one or more portions. The at least one respective attribute may include a positive category, a negative category, a neutral category, a degree associated with a positive sentiment, a degree associated with a negative sentiment, some combination thereof, etc. In this manner, data associated with sentiment of one or more portions of at least one document may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Lexxe Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong Liang Qiao
  • Publication number: 20130018893
    Abstract: A method for identifying an influencer of a brand is disclosed. The method embodiment includes scanning social media objects published by at least one social networking entity to identify a first social media object posted by a first user and relating to a brand associated with a product, an enterprise, a service, a person, a concept, and/or a trackable object. The social media objects include messages, video and audio clips, and/or image files posted by a plurality of users. The method also includes calculating a brand influence score for the first user based on a plurality of influence factors. The brand influence score for the first user is compared to a threshold influence score, and the first user is identified as a brand influencer when the first user's brand influence score is greater than the threshold influence score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Marcus NELSON, Jager MCCONNELL, Ciara PETER
  • Publication number: 20130013620
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide geographic location information is provided. The method comprises receiving a query text string representing a query for a geographic location from a user and obtaining data records that represent a plurality of candidate geographic locations. The method computes a text matching score that indicates how much of the query text string matches a record text string of the candidate geographic location and applies a usage pattern weight to the text matching score to obtain an overall score value for the candidate geographic location. The candidate geographic locations are ranked based on the overall score values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Rolf, Torsten Sievers
  • 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: 20120330971
    Abstract: A method, including retrieving a transaction receipt, wherein the transaction receipt includes unstructured data. Features indicating details of the transaction are extracted from the unstructured data, and using a receipt language model, weights are applied to the features. Based on the features and the weights, labels are associated with tokens in the receipt, and the receipt language model is updated with the extracted features, the applied weights and the associated labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: ITEMIZE LLC
    Inventors: James Thomas, Gopali Contractor, Thomas L. Packer, Michael A. Haley
  • Publication number: 20120323863
    Abstract: Database storage of hierarchically structured messages is facilitated based on structural semantic reflection of the message and automatic reconciliation of the messages. The structural semantics of an incoming message may be assessed and database storage provisioned based on the structural semantic reflection of the message. The system may auto-adapt over time as incoming messages from a known source change and automatically generate code which applies the sequential logic to a stream of messages in order to represent the latest state for a given context. Furthermore, the hierarchical semantics of messaging formats may be applied to a flexible set of database structures that represent the raw contents of the messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bryan Dove, Eugene Lee
  • Publication number: 20120323840
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for cost modeling in a data flow model. In one embodiment, a data flow model is provided that includes multiple data flow objects, each data flow object including one or more data units. Each data flow object represents a respective information asset. Quality and cost components are assigned to each data unit of a first data flow object. A cost property is determined for each data unit of the first data flow object, based on the assigned components. An object cost property is also determined for the first data flow object. The determined cost properties may be used to identify information assets that are more cost-effective to upgrade, relative to other information assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David T. Meeks, Michael J. Morton
  • Publication number: 20120303639
    Abstract: In a system for the customization of media content metadata, media content metadata includes a plurality of records which are associated with a particular type of media content and each of the records includes a plurality of fields for defining the type of media content. At least one end user device is capable of displaying the media content metadata, and a content server is operable to obtain or receive the metadata from one or more available metadata providers. The content server is also operable to transmit the metadata to the end user device in response to a request from the end user device. A customization scheme is utilized by the content server to customize the quantity of records or the types of fields included within each record which is transmitted to the end user device in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING COMPANY
    Inventors: Anthony F. Istvan, Bruce F. Bahlmann
  • Publication number: 20120290587
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and an apparatus for use in a computing apparatus are disclosed. The method includes determining a context and a data requirement for a candidate action to be selected, the selection specifying an action in a workflow; and filtering the candidate actions for relevance in light of the context and the data requirement. The apparatus, in a first aspect, includes a program storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computing device, performs the method. In a second aspect, the apparatus includes a computing apparatus programmed to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Eric S. Peyton, Tim W. Bumgarner, Todd R. Fernandez, David H. Soghoian
  • Publication number: 20120290593
    Abstract: A matching device builds a parse tree from an event pattern. The matching device builds an automaton by, while traversing the parse tree, joining child nodes of an AND node in parallel to the AND node and joining child nodes of an OR node in parallel to the OR node. The matching device performs matching of determining whether an event stream includes the event pattern by comparing the event stream with the automaton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya ASAI, Hiroaki MORIKAWA, Shinichiro TAGO, Hiroya INAKOSHI, Nobuhiro YUGAMI, Seishi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120284285
    Abstract: A system and method for filtering keywords. The method may include receiving a first set of keywords. The method may include determining a first set of numbers associated with a first metric relating to the first set of keywords and a second set of numbers associated with a second metric relating to the first set of keywords. The method may include receiving at least one metric rule relating to the first and the second metric. The method may include determining a respective combination number for each keyword in the first set of keywords based on the first set of numbers, the second set of numbers, and the metric rule. The method may include filtering the first set of keywords based on the respective combination numbers to produce a second set of keywords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Conductor, Inc.
    Inventors: BRANDON COHEN, Seth Dotterer, Vishal Berry, Paul Koelkebeck, Seth Besmertnik
  • Publication number: 20120278342
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for intelligently, or programmatically, assigning weights for one or more criterion utilized to score media content items based on an analysis of a group of media content items. In general, scoring criteria to be used to score media content items for a user are defined. A group of media content items associated with the user is then analyzed with respect to the criteria to provide results such as a number or percentage of media content items from the group of media content items that satisfy each of the scoring criteria. Based on the results of the analysis, a weight is assigned to each of the scoring criteria. Thereafter, media content items are scored for the user as a function of the weights assigned to the scoring criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: ABO ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventor: Sean Purdy
  • Publication number: 20120278261
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for determining the importance of a data item. A method includes: (a) receiving a node graph; (b) approximating a number of neighbor nodes of a node; and (c) calculating a average shortest path length of the node to the remaining nodes using the approximation step, where this calculation demonstrates the importance of a data item represented by the node. Another method includes: (a) receiving a node graph; (b) building a decomposed line graph of the node graph; (c) calculating stationary probabilities of incident edges of a node graph node in the decomposed line graph, and (d) calculating a summation of the stationary probabilities of the incident edges associated with the node, where the summation demonstrates the importance of a data item represented by the node. Both methods have at least one step carried out using a computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Yung Lin, Hanghang Tong, Jimeng Sun, Spyridon Papadimitriou, U Kang
  • Publication number: 20120278341
    Abstract: Methods and systems for indexing a plurality of documents, each document comprising a text portion, the method parses the text portion of each of the plurality of documents to form a plurality of respective local document indexes each associated with a respective document, and stores the local document index in a database, Each local document index has a plurality of local text terms and a local weighting associated with each text term From the plurality of local document indexes, forming a global document index associated with each global text term. The global weighting is determined with respect to a parameter associated with a reference global text term. Also, methods and systems for analyzing a text portion, retrieving documents from a database relevant to the text portion and for refining the results of a search are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Hamish ogilvy, Owen James Prime, Phillip Anthony Burns
  • Publication number: 20120271835
    Abstract: A content recommendation method and system including providing a plurality of content items, a number of items in including the plurality of content items designated as N, symbolically representing each of the N content items as a unique point on a two-dimensional plane, thereby associating an x and y coordinate with each one of the content items, associating, as an initial condition, a weight of zero with each point on the two-dimensional plane, incrementing the weight associated with the unique point associated with one of the N content items each time the one of the N content items is accessed, changing the x and y coordinate of the unique point based on a plurality of user requests for other content items besides the one of the N content items, determining a distance between the unique point and a multiplicity of points corresponding to a multiplicity of other content items, returning at least a first content recommendation to a user, the at least a first content recommendation including a content item as
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Nicolas Gaude
  • Publication number: 20120265770
    Abstract: A computer system operation method for electronically screening job applicants for an electronic job posting which includes granting the job applicant access to an application process to the job when an eligibility score exceeds an eligibility threshold is described. Also described is a computer system operation method for facilitating online job searching which includes retrieving an audio-visual description of aspects of the job. Also described are computer readable storage media having stored thereon instructions for causing a computer to perform the computer system operation methods described above. Also described is a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for presenting a description of an electronic job posting in which the information is presented in a scrollable loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: 9212-9733 Québec Inc.
    Inventors: Rhéal Desjardins, Stéphane Turcot
  • Publication number: 20120259870
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method and system for establishing sorting order for events from a plurality of systems. Central Unique Identity Service (CUIS) provides a unique ID to a client for an event. The client is a service provider registered with the CUIS. User is a subscriber of the client. The User initiates an event with the client using his computing or communication device. The client requests for a unique ID for the initiated event with the CUIS through a network, before the event is performed or executed. The CUIS records the unique ID along with predefined attributes of the client application, the application identifier for the event, application network identity, application user and the user's device associated with the event in the CUIS unit. The CUIS thus establishes a sorting order for the unique ID's recorded and thereby for the events across all clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Kavi Mahesh, Janivara Kapanipathy Suresh, Rujuswami Daxesh Gandhi
  • Publication number: 20120259868
    Abstract: A commanding interface can provide an efficient computer interface for users of assistive technology by focusing on the tasks that an application can perform, rather than on the interface the application exposes. The commanding interface can provide a search mechanism that searches for and presents functions or functionality in response and dynamically updates results as the search query is entered. Additionally, the commanding interface can prioritize search results based on contextual data, including prior search terms, prior actions, and the context of the user's interaction with the application program. The commanding interface can enable the user to filter the functions and functionality presented through the commanding interface according to types of user-performed activities for which such functions would be utilized, patterns, or heuristically determined associations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Anthony Grieves, Nicholas Wrem, Paul James Reid
  • Publication number: 20120254200
    Abstract: A method and system for relating data objects according to a numerical cognitive association based on user behavior in accessing and/or retrieving the data objects. The resulting associations allow organizing the data objects in non-linear cognitive mappings which can be graphically rendered as cognitive maps. A method for merging multiple cognitive maps into a single cognitive map when cognitive associations exceed a predetermined threshold is provided; and a method for splitting a single cognitive map into multiple cognitive maps when cognitive associations fall below a predetermined threshold is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Zvi Lifshitz, Ehud Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20120254872
    Abstract: Data information systems include memory for storing a first content item representing a predefined workflow. The first content item has a data format that complies with a unified data structure. The data information system further comprises a scientific instrument configured to acquire data in accordance with the predefined workflow, and a server in communication with the scientific instrument to obtain the data acquired by the scientific instrument. The server has a processor that executes program code to convert the acquired data into a second content item with a data format that complies with the unified data structure. The unified data structure can include an instance data element with fields that are specific to a type of content item, and a catalog data element having a copy of data extracted from the type-specific fields of the instance data element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mihaela Lupu, Andreas Wintergalen
  • Publication number: 20120254171
    Abstract: A computer executed method of exploiting correlations between original and desired data sequences during run generation comprises, with a processor, adding a number of data values from a data source to a first memory device, the first memory device defining a workspace, determining whether the data values within the workspace should be output in ascending or descending order for a number of runs, and writing a number of the data values as a run to a second memory device in the determined order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Goetz Graefe, Harumi Kuno
  • Publication number: 20120246164
    Abstract: The invention concerns four methodologies regarding the unsupervised clustering of a set of observations in multidimensional space, considering a defined number of clusters. The invention comprises a special procedure for calculating the minimum distance of a given point to a set of points in a multidimensional space, the main component of the first methodology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Adilson Elias Xavier, Vinicius Layter Xavier