Abstract: A method and mobile communication terminal for storing phone book data in the mobile communication terminal are provided in which phone book data can be registered group-by-group, where a predetermined is selected group among the registered groups in response to a user's request, and at least one of phone book data stored in the selected group is moved and stored into a group assigned by the user when a phone book data movement request is input by the user. Accordingly, a plurality of phone book data stored in a predetermined group among phone book data stored in a group basis in a mobile communication terminal can be easily moved and stored into another group. In addition, since the user can easily store phone book data whose group is not identified in a predetermined group, user convenience improves.

Abstract: Computer-assisted methods and systems of processing a drug information source. Characterizing the drug by the set comprising: syntax-parsed drug rule elements, adverse event data, mapped terms, and metadata. A method includes: creating a drug rule syntax; extracting metadata from the drug information source; extracting verbatim adverse event data from the drug information source; identifying drug rule content from the drug information source; mapping terms from verbatim data to a reference source; and parsing drug rule elements from at least one identified instance of drug rule content into the drug rule syntax, retaining associations between those drug rule elements that form a drug rule.

Abstract: A method and device are provided for scheduling an event. Text is detected in a text application of a computing device. The detected text includes at least one keyword from one or more types of keyword. At least one event associated with a user of the computing device to be scheduled based on the detected text is determined. The at least one event is automatically scheduled based on the detected text.

Abstract: A data mashup system having information extraction capabilities for receiving multiple streams of textual data, at least one of which contains unstructured textual data. A repository stores annotators that describe how to analyze the streams of textual data for specified unstructured data components. The annotators are applied to the data streams to identify and extract the specified data components according to the annotators. The extracted data components are tagged to generate structured data components and the specified unstructured data components in the input data streams are replaced with the tagged data components. The system then combines the tagged data from the multiple streams to form a mashup output data stream.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for analyzing a document that includes several primitive elements. The method identifies that a set of primitive elements include an implicit list in the document based on location and appearance of the set of primitive elements. The method defines the identified implicit list as an explicit list. The method stores the explicit list as a structure associated with the document.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for, and method of, calculating parameters used to determine whether records and entity representations should be linked. The system and method use a symmetric, transitive and reflexive function to allow for linking records and entity representations whose field values differ. The system and method apply iterative techniques such that parameters from each linking iteration are used in the next linking iteration. The system and method need no human interaction in order to calibrate and utilize record matching formulas used for the linking decisions.

Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for transforming raw healthcare data into relevant healthcare data are provided. Transformation of raw healthcare data into relevant data is accomplished by receiving raw data from a plurality of data collectors, where the plurality of data collectors extract the raw data from a plurality of raw data sources, and sorting the raw data into unstructured raw data, structured data of non-standard nomenclature, and structured data of standard nomenclature. The data is transformed into relevant data through the use of natural language processing, nomenclature and ontology mapping, and adaptive knowledge processing. The relevant data is stored in a plurality of data repositories, and computer applications and services are allowed access to the plurality of data repositories.

Abstract: Information on collections may be gathered from publishing platforms and institutional library services. The information may be imported and analyzed to aid in utilization of the collections. Additional information may be scraped from web pages to augment the data imported. Alternatively, data may be scraped from web pages even if import of data has not been performed.

Abstract: A system and method for managing sports related information in real-time are provided. The system comprises a user interface module configured to receive data pertaining to one or more sports and sports related persons; a repository module configured to store the collected data; and a sports module configured to process the collected data to generate sports related information using predetermined algorithms, the generated information being stored in the repository module and being accessible via the user interface module. The sports module comprises a registration module configured to register one or more users; a validation module configured to validate information pertaining to users; a player information module configured to provide player information to users; a recommendation module configured to generate recommendations related to one or more players, teams or coaches; and a selection module configured to facilitate selection of at least one of players, teams and coaches.

Abstract: A method and system of comparing data sets related to personality traits to identify various comparison results. The method and system include determining, by a processing device, a plurality of data sets. The data sets include information related to a self-evaluation report for a first user based upon the first user's answers to a set of questions. The data sets also include information related to anonymous, aggregated data received from other users. The first user may select a context for performing a comparison of two or more of the data sets, including a self-evaluation report, an aggregated public perception of the first user, or an aggregated public perception of another user. The system performs the comparison to produce comparison results. The comparison results provide the first user with information related to their individual personality and/or information related to an existing or potential relationship between the first user and another user.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for assisting users to interact appropriately in social networking groups. Content posts in a social networking group are scanned and parsed in order to identify the events that led to these content posts. Each event is categorized and assigned a level of importance based on various factors, such as age, the number of comments and the environmental factors. These categorized events are grouped based on importance. A baseline of normal social acceptable behavior for the social networking group is established based on these grouped categorizations. Once a baseline of normal social acceptable behavior for the social networking group has been established, the user's content posts are analyzed in light of this baseline so that the user may be informed of potential faux pas in the social networking group and provided assistance to conform to the norm of that social networking group.

Abstract: A tag information management apparatus for managing tag information indicative of an attribute relating to content data, comprising: an extraction unit that extracts existing tag information assigned to the content data; a generation unit that generates new tag information associated with the existing tag information extracted by the extraction unit; and an assignment unit that assigns the new tag information generated by the generation unit to the content data.

Abstract: A favorite item set making section makes a favorite item set. A first rate calculating section calculates, with respect to a first set of items, a first rate of the number of items satisfying recommended item conditions to the number of all items. A user characteristic value calculating section calculates a user characteristic value by using the first rate. An item selecting section selects, from items in the favorite item set, a plurality of items including items satisfying the recommended item conditions to make a result item set. When the user characteristic value satisfies prescribed conditions, the rate of the number of items in the result item set which satisfy the recommended item conditions to the number of all items in the result item set is greater than the first rate and smaller than 1 except for a case where the first rate is 1.

Abstract: Systems and methods for merging data sets are provided. Data sets are merged based upon a process which begins by sorting data sets. Data sets each include at least one data set key column storing at least one data set key column record. The key column record subsets include at least one data set key column record. Based upon the identification of the first and second key column record subsets, a working data set is assembled. The working data set includes at least the first and second key column record subset, a first and second last record indicator corresponding to the last record of the first and second key column record subset respectively, and a first and second position indicator associating the data set key column records with the data sets respectively. The working data set is sorted in accordance with a selected one or more key column record subsets.

Abstract: A method of creating a dataset having an adjacency list of a graph mapping a plurality of predicate edges connecting among a plurality of vertexes each set for another of a plurality of entities. The method is based on a list having a plurality of predicate triplets and a plurality of inverted predicate triplets extracted from the graph, each the triplet and the inverted predicate triplet having a subject entity and an attribute entity from the plurality of entities and a predicate edge, from the plurality of predicate edges.

Abstract: There is provided an information collecting system capable of collecting general information. An accusation information collecting system 1 is constituted by accusation information providing terminals 2 to be used by accusers, a management server 3 and accusation information browsing terminals 5 to be used by accusation information browsing persons. The accusation information providing terminal 2 has an accusation information transmitting unit 11 for transmitting accusation information to the management server 3 via the Internet 4.

Abstract: A system and method of determining the appropriate mixing volume corresponding to an impact related event is described herein. The instant raven non facilitates determination of the appropriate mixing volume for the event sound corresponding to an impact related event in an related audio-video feed so as to account for the perceived visual proximity of the event and variations in the loudness of accompanying event audio, thereby enabling perfect mixing of event audio and event sound. The instant invention further discloses method's of minimizing any unwarranted/drastic increase in the overall volume during the mixing process.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of accessing data stored in a file system and more particularly, to the optimization of accessing data of a file system. To this effect, the invention proposes a method of accessing files of a data file system according metadata related to the files, and a device for implementing the method.

Abstract: Methods for conversion, search, automated translation, and vocalization of text are proposed. A method for converting text (including also computer programs) includes—dividing the text into words,—converting the words into a digital representation with a fixed length,—composing a vocabulary containing the words at least once occurring in the text and/or the digital representations thereof, and—storing the digital representations and/or the vocabulary with or instead of the text. Another method for text automated translation into a language further includes—substituting the words in the vocabulary and/or in the words' digital representations by digital representations of words with similar meaning in the language, or immediately by identical words of the language. Another method for text vocalization further includes—generating sounds respectively to the digital representation of each text's word providing reproduction of the whole word.

Abstract: An information analysis device (30) comprises a relevant portion identification unit (31) that compares analyzed target text with topic-related text that is written about the same event as the analyzed target text and includes information related to a specific topic, and that specifies a portion of the analyzed target text related to the topic-related text; a potential topic word extraction unit (32) that extracts a word of the specific portion; and a statistical model generation unit (33) that generates a statistical model that estimates a degree of appearance of a word on a specific topic of the analyzed target text. The statistical model generation unit (33) generates a statistical model such that degrees of appearance in a specific topic of the topic-related text word and of the extracted word are higher than those of other words.

Abstract: A method for semantic service registration and query based on WordNet is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: (1) semantic service registration: a service provider registers a service and uploads the Web Service Description Language (WSDL) document corresponding to the service, and a system parses the WSDL document to form a service description tree, then constructs a WordNet ontology tree according to the input of the service, performs a semantic annotation on the input/output of the service to form a Web Service Semantic Description Document (WSDL-S), and finally stores it in a register library; (2) semantic service discovery: a service requester inputs the information of service type, semantic information of the service input/output and other user-defined information to the register library to retrieve the services meeting the requirements; and (3) similarity sorting: the services meeting a certain threshold are sorted in descending order.

Abstract: A system and method for searching for content in a user device includes a receiver receiving a plurality of data objects. The user device includes a search module comprising a parsing module parsing search data from the plurality of data objects and a memory interface module storing search data within a memory of the user device. The search module comprises a search performance module searching the search data in response to a search query. The search module comprises a search results module generating search results from the search data. The user device is associated with a display that displays the search results.

Abstract: A software interface to increase the efficiency for reading, abstracting of information and locating material within an electron publication, pursuant to which author content and/or researcher content may be quickly searched, accessed and stored on an academic tool utilizing e-book technology. Topic mapping tools may be further used to enhance searching to link and cross reference terminology. For example, such tools are described in ISO/IEC 13250:2000 and more recently extended into XML format in XTM specifications. W3C® standards, such as DAML+OIL and topic map standards as well as functionally similar standards may also be utilized.

Abstract: A method for obtaining and analyzing information objects including generating, collecting or discovering information objects. The information objects are signified at least in part using deliberately ambiguated signifier prompts, for example, linear scale opposing negatives or positives, and/or multi-dimensional signifier prompts. The information objects may comprise text or non-text fragments, and may be generated or selected. The responses to the signifier prompts are stored with the fragments to provide a dataset of signified fragments. The signified fragments may be analyzed based on the signifiers and can be utilized as part of an explorable knowledge repository, or objective measures can be created to aid in mass opinion capture or human attitude auditing. The fragments may be represented on a graphical template.

Abstract: A document migration system that controls release, from a source enterprise content management system, of batches of documents and metadata and loading, to a target enterprise content management system, of batches of documents and metadata that have been released from the source enterprise content management system. The document migration system maps source metadata attributes from the released metadata to target metadata attributes and stores migration records that describe migration operations from release from the source enterprise content management system through loading to the target enterprise content management system.

Abstract: Some embodiments of a system and a method to implement a hierarchical registry federation have been presented. For instance, a registry federation can be stored in a set of one or more storage devices, the registry federation including multiple registries, each registry having one or more records. The registries can be organized in an oriented graph such that each registry is logically connected to another registry in the registry federation as a parent registry or a child registry.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for generating documents in native application formats includes receiving a document template as a first document according to a native format. The first document is parsed to generate an Extensible Document Transformation Language (XDTL) template representing the document template. An XDTL execution document is generated based on the XDTL template. A second document is then generated according to the native format based on the XDTL execution document.

Abstract: A method is presented for generating a list of frequently used words for an email application on a server computer. When a request is received for a word frequency list for emails stored in a user's mailbox, a word frequency list is returned if one exists. If the word frequency list does not exist, an asynchronous process is started on the server computer to generate a word frequency list. If the word frequency list exists but it is older than an aging limit, an asynchronous process is started on the server computer to regenerate the word frequency list. The word frequency list is stored in the user's mailbox along with a timestamp indicating the date and time that the list was created or updated.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for federating tags across multiple web-based systems in order to provide an improved tag management system which allows users of a community to upload their contributions to the content of the content server systems, including uploading their tags. The method includes: storing tags in a central database, wherein the central database accesses the resources and the tags of the multiple systems; retrieving all tags from the central database; displaying the tags to a user; receiving a search request by the user, wherein the user search comprises selection of specific tags or specification of tag search criteria; generating a tag cloud containing references to tag-associated resources which result from the search, wherein the resources may reside in any one of the systems; and displaying the resources.

Abstract: A method and system appraises the extent to which an article has been reviewed by means of a peer-review process such that a user conducting a search with a search engine via an internet connected electronic device can infer the quality of the publication in relation to other publications returned in the search results displayed on the electronic device. A peer review score is calculated from the metadata of the article. The peer review score is displayed next to a link to the article returned in the search results from the search engine. The peer review score indicates the relative thoroughness of the peer review process that the article underwent.

Abstract: A method, system and program for detecting similarity between two pieces of document data in which text information and non-text information are mixed. Each data object can include text, non-text, or a combination of text and non-text. The method includes converting each of the pieces of document data to a directed graph, storing the directed graph, and calculating a similarity between the converted directed graphs. In an embodiment, similarity is determined by importance of each object. Importance can be measured by a ratio of the area of the object to the total area of all objects. Moreover, when converting documents to a directed graph, objects can be converted to nodes which are connect to other nodes by edges.

Abstract: A process is described for assessing the suitability of particular keyword phrases for use in serving contextually relevant content for display on pages of network-accessible sites. In one embodiment, the process involves scoring the key phrases based in part on collected user behavioral data, such as view counts of associated social media content items. A process is also disclosed in which selected keyword phrases on a page are transformed into links that can be selected by a user to view bundled content that is related to such keyword phrases.

Abstract: In accordance with the embodiments of the present invention, a method and engine for assigning semantic tags to segments within media. The invention receives media and extracts textual information related to the media's content. It processes the textual information and creates a list of topics related to the content. The invention segments the media and intelligently assigns topical tags to the segments. The semantically segmented media data is outputted for storage or analysis.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for information organization and exchange by providing a data store of interconnected items of information that together form an intent-driven taxonomy. This allows users to easily discover and exchange real-time items of information across applications.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring contents similarity based on feedback information from ranked users includes: a user ranking unit for receiving from a database information on users as contents creators and feedback information on contents and ranking the users based on the received information; and a user grouping unit for classifying the users into a plurality of groups based on the ranking result. The apparatus further includes: a sequence modeling unit for receiving from the database the contents and the feedback information and modeling the number of feedbacks as sequences based on the ranked user groups; and a post similarity calculation unit for measuring similarity between the modeled sequences.

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

Abstract: The subject matter discloses a computerized system comprising an input module configured to obtain a media item and a Geographic Location Data Record (GLDR), the media item is associated with the GLDR, a media item repository configured to store the media item, a meta-data determinator configured to determine a meta-data associated with the media item, said meta-data is based on the GLDR; and a display module for displaying the media item stored in said media item repository, the media item is displayed in accordance with the GLDR and the meta-data determined by said meta-data determinator.

Abstract: One or more classification algorithms are applied to at least one natural language document in order to extract both attributes and values of a given product. Supervised classification algorithms, semi-supervised classification algorithms, unsupervised classification algorithms or combinations of such classification algorithms may be employed for this purpose. The at least one natural language document may be obtained via a public communication network. Two or more attributes (or two or more values) thus identified may be merged to form one or more attribute phrases or value phrases. Once attributes and values have been extracted in this manner, association or linking operations may be performed to establish attribute-value pairs that are descriptive of the product. In a presently preferred embodiment, an (unsupervised) algorithm is used to generate seed attributes and values which can then support a supervised or semi-supervised classification algorithm.

Abstract: Related search service system and method based on the RDF network are provided. The related search service method includes: extracting a subject, a predicate, and an object from a text document composed of the unstructured sentences not having the structured format; creating RDF models composed of the extracted one subject, one predicate, and one object: determining whether there is semantic collision by comparing the RDF models; constructing an RDF network by separating the RDF models when there is semantic collision in the RDF models, and integrating the RDF models when there is no semantic collision; and providing service for searching the subjects or the objects which have the same predicate on the basis of the created RDF network.

Abstract: A method of managing a plurality of processes in a repository of a computer system is disclosed. For example, the method includes forming a model associated with differences among the plurality of processes. The model associated with differences includes one or more features for expressing the differences. The method further includes forming a model of priority among the one or more features, and organizing the plurality of processes according to the model associated with differences and according to the model of priority. At least one of the one or more features is a semantic feature. One or more of the forming of the model associated with differences, the forming of the model of priority and the organizing of the plurality of processes are implemented on a processor device.

Abstract: In a PC (100), an information acquisition device (120) acquires a plurality of meta information items. A storage device (130) stores a plurality of modules each having rules defined for creating a sort-ready text according to readings representative of how the corresponding acquired meta information item is read. A sort-ready text creation device (140) creates automatically the sort-ready text for each of the meta information items acquired by use of at least one of the stored modules which includes rules applicable to predetermined conditions. A sort execution device (150) sorts each of the meta information items based on the sort-ready text which has been created automatically, thereby automatically creating sorted meta information. An initial information creation device (160) creates initial information including an initial of each of the meta information items before adding the created initial information to each of the meta information items.

Abstract: A data management unit stores therein configuration items including attribute items described according to different schemas. A dictionary candidate retrieval unit specifies a combination of a pair of attribute items, which defines a correspondence relation between the attribute items of the different schemas, as a dictionary definition item, and retrieves, as a dictionary candidate, a combination of the attribute names corresponding to the same attribute value in the attribute items, which are described according to the schemas, of the dictionary definition item from the data management unit. A dictionary generation unit generates dictionary information defining synonymity between the attribute names of the different attribute items described according to the different schemas based on the dictionary candidate retrieved by the dictionary candidate retrieval unit. A dictionary management unit stores therein the dictionary information generated by the dictionary generation unit.

Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a social network site with enhanced user interaction functionality. In particular implementations, a method includes accessing a list of contacts that are connected to an owner of a personal page of a social network; identifying one or more contact pairs from the list, wherein the contacts in each contact pair are not connected to each other; computing an affinity score for each identified contact pair; randomly selecting one or more of the contact pairs based on corresponding affinity scores; providing a friend connector user interface module to the owner of the personal page, wherein the friend connector user interface prompts the owner to invite the contacts of the selected contact pair to establish a connection association relative to the social network; and conditionally transmitting an invitation to the contacts of the contact pair based on one or more actions of the owner relative to the friend connector interface.

Abstract: A message from a device may be automatically identified by an identifier associated with the message or the device or combination thereof. The identifier may be mapped to a user record in a database. The message may be parsed into health related data associated with the user. The health related data is automatically stored into the user record of the database.

Abstract: Project-related data may be aggregated from various data sources, given context, and may be stored in a data repository or organizational knowledge base that may be available to and accessed by others. Documents, emails, contact information, calendar data, social networking data, and any other content that is related to a project may be brought together within a single user interface, irrespective of its data type. A user may organize and understand content, discover relevant information, and act on it without regard to where the information resides or how it was created.

Abstract: A content item review management apparatus (101) comprises a data store (209) which stores review data and content item characteristics for previously reviewed content items. A content item is received for review and content item characteristics, such as keywords, are determined for the content item. A match processor (207) matches the content item characteristic with content item characteristics of previously reviewed content items and stored review data is extracted based on the comparison. Initial review data for the content item is generated based on the extracted review data and a transmitter (215) transmits the initial review data to the source. The invention may allow review data estimating manually generated review data to be automatically generated.

Abstract: A method is disclosed wherein the webpages listed in the result set of a search engine is sorted according to the relevance of the webpages to a list of prioritised search terms. Search terms which are phrases that are delimited by prepositions are considered search terms with high priority. Search terms which nouns are set to high priority. Search terms which are adjectives, verbs, auxiliary verbs, articles, conjunctions, pronouns and prepositions are set to low priority.

Abstract: Access to a networked application can be provided to multiple users while allowing user-specific extension fields to be created and maintained for exclusive access by the user creating the extension field. A user-customized data object that includes a standard field value of a standard field of a standard data object defined by the networked application and a user-specific extension field value of a user-specific extension field that modifies operation of the networked application for the user and that is not available to other users of the plurality of users can be received from a user for writing to memory. The user-specific extension field value can be separated from the standard field value. The standard field value and the user-specific extension field value can be persisted in a first database table and a second database table, respectively. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also provided.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method and computer program products for managing sponsorship opportunities. The method is embodied in a computer program product for execution on an instruction processing system and includes a tangible storage medium readable by the instruction processing system and storing instructions for execution by the instruction processing system for performing the method. The method includes comparing sponsorship preferences with sponsorship properties, determining which of the sponsorship properties match all the sponsorship preferences and sorting the sponsorship properties into at least two groups, the first group including the sponsorship properties that match all the sponsorship preferences and a second group including the sponsorship properties that do not match all the sponsorship preferences.

Abstract: A system can process an XML document associated with a schema. The system includes a matching component that is capable of receive a discrete piece from a stream of discrete pieces of the XML document. The matching component is capable of further analyzing the schema associated with the XML document and grabbing one or more discrete pieces of the XML document that are related to the discrete piece based on the schema and keeping in memory only the discrete piece of the XML document and said one or more related discrete pieces of the XML document. Then, the matching component can perform a match on said discrete piece and the one or more related discrete pieces of the XML document, and pass the discrete piece and the one or more related discrete pieces of the XML document to a user object for handling when a match is reached.