Automatic Patents (Class 715/226)
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Publication number: 20100179913Abstract: A system is disclosed for handling post transactional credit disputes in real-time via a variety of transactional environments and architectures. The system includes one or more workstations linked to a communication channel and one or more servers with at least one having capability of displaying a plurality of pre-existing dispute handling forms. A party in dispute may access the forms, choose an appropriate dispute handling form, provide data in the pre-defined requested fields on the form, and transmit the form over the communication channel to a server for processing. A server accepts a User ID and password from a user, retrieves and displays a set of dispute handling forms, receives input entered on the forms, routes the forms to a second user in dispute, and makes the forms available for viewing to the second user. The program may further index the data entered on the forms using a code-based method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Coby Royer, Judith Continelli, Sandra W. Hazeltine
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Publication number: 20100179829Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media are described for communicating an adverse event report directly to an end-user receiving party and tracking one or more adverse event reports. An adverse event may be detected manually or automatically by a system and an electronic adverse event reporting form presented to a user with one or more data fields pre-populated with data from a patient's electronic health record (EHR). The user may enter and edit data in the electronic form and may submit the data in the electronic form directly to an end-user receiving party such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. One or more receipts may be received from the receiving party and indicia from the receipts recorded to one or more records. The submitted adverse event reports may be tracked, accessed, and interacted with through a user interface and additional information may be provided to a user therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.Inventors: HANNA MINA GEDEON, SARA JANE GRIFFIN
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Patent number: 7757161Abstract: A computer readable medium stores executable instructions to specify a report with a report field for displaying information. An assessment of information that will be potentially displayed in the report field is performed. The report field is sized in accordance with the assessment.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Business Objects Software LtdInventors: Blair Thomas Wheadon, Henry Kam
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Patent number: 7747940Abstract: A system and method for data collection and processing. Creation of an electronic form by a form creator is facilitated. The electronic form includes a plurality of fields. A form user enters data into the fields of the electronic form, which is then submitted by the form user. The data is submitted to one or more back-end systems associated with the electronic form. The data is processed using the back-end system.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Barclays Capital Inc.Inventor: Hood Qa'Im-maqami
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Publication number: 20100161460Abstract: The present invention provides software and a method and system of efficient source document data entry and data association. More particularly, the present invention relates to a software module which receives source documents and recognizes or extracts information from the documents or associated files for use in populating fields of related or derivative documents or screens to facilitate accurate transfer of data. The invention also allows for ease in confirming the accuracy of the extracted or imported data by comparison with the source document either directly by a person or through automated or semi-automated procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Brian D. Vroom, Jonathan Baron, Fred Leicher
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Publication number: 20100153441Abstract: Methods for efficiently publishing electronic versions of traditionally paper-based government forms and utilizing the electronic forms for web-based transactional services are disclosed. Standard paper-based government forms are automatically converted to XML format, including data fields for entry of information by customers. Multiple electronic forms are accessible to the customer at a single access point, such as a web site. At the web site, the customer selects a form for filing with any of a plurality of government agencies. When presented to the customer, the selected form is presented with some of its data fields being pre-populated according to information retrieved from a database and specific to that customer. The customer completes the form, and a back-end system integrated with the web site handles the completed form, determines the appropriate government agency for filing the form, and transmits it as a transaction to the determined government agency.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: Accenture Global Services, GMBHInventors: Iain Lopata, Andrew J. Pitman, Scott Gilliland, Robert Matles, San Retna
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Publication number: 20100138239Abstract: A system and method of providing dynamic and customizable medical forms is disclosed. In certain specific embodiments, these dynamic and customizable medical forms may be automatically presented to users based on a predefined series of rules which allow multiple users having different roles in the clinical process to collaborate and contribute to a medical examination report, while at the same time maintaining an independent record of what was contributed and by whom it was contributed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: DR SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Evan K. Fram
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Publication number: 20100121688Abstract: An agent feedback tool includes an agent feedback database and an agent feedback module. The agent feedback module may include a vendor identification program, an agent feedback settings program, an agent feedback program, an agent reporting program, an agent summary program, and an agent profile program. The agent feedback module communicates with the agent feedback database to store mapping records and details relating to agents, vendors, vendor-specific locations, and feedback for the agents. The agent feedback program is operative to autopopulate one or more fields shown in an agent feedback graphical user interface by referring to mapping records stored in the agent feedback database.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Fatima Marsch, Margot Bowen
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Patent number: 7716156Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to managing and sharing data between web accessed calculators. The systems include a data store to persist calculator inputs and outputs and share them with other calculators and with customer service representatives.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: United Services Automobile AssociationInventors: Mason Eubank, Nikolay Eshkenazi, Neff Karl Hudson, Michael Wayne Lester
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Patent number: 7716322Abstract: A unique tool, i.e., “VeriWeb”, is employed to automatically discover and systematically explore Web-site execution paths that can be followed by a user in a Web application. Unlike traditional spiders (or crawlers) that are limited to the exploration of static links, VeriWeb can navigate automatically through dynamic components of Web sites, including form submissions and execution of client-side scripts. Whenever examining a new Web page, the system determines all possible actions a user might perform—be it a link, via a button with a JavaScript handler, or via form submission—and can execute them in a systematic way. In order to systematically test different paths in a Web site, VeriWeb addresses two critical problems: systematic Web site exploration and automatically filling out forms.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventors: Michael Abraham Benedikt, Juliana Freire Silva, Patrice Ismael Godefroid, Avinash Vyas
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Publication number: 20100106608Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for creating and storing an electronic rental contract for a rental vehicle from a rental car company to permit a user to bypass a rental counter of a car rental facility when creating the electronic rental contract. A rental vehicle reservation can be created for a user, and then a rental proposal can be created and displayed based upon the reservation. Upon acceptance of the rental proposal by the user, the electronic rental contract is created. A kiosk may be used to form the electric rental contract.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Nereida Maria Menendez, Paula S. Williams, Michael J. Manis
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Publication number: 20100106623Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for creating online and storing within a server system a completed electronic rental contract for engaging a rental vehicle from a rental car company's fleet to thereby authorize a user to pick up a rental vehicle without the user visiting a rental counter. In an exemplary embodiment, an electronic rental proposal can be communicated for display to a user on a website, the electronic rental proposal being at least partially responsive to previously received data about the user's future rental of a rental vehicle. Upon acceptance of the rental proposal, a completed electronic rental contract can be created, the completed electronic rental contract resulting in the user being authorized to pick up a rental vehicle in accordance with the completed electronic rental contract without the user visiting a rental counter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Nereida Maria Menendez, Paula S. Williams, Michael J. Manis
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Patent number: 7707487Abstract: A method and system for interactive and automated assistance with document (e.g., forms) completion for use in complying with requirements or otherwise performing functions for which automated documents are useful, and a user interface for a code authoring tool to support development, customization, and revision of such documents. The user interface for document completion includes search functions to identify documents needing completion, highlighting of fields of documents based on priority for completion of those fields, and a compliance check feature to confirm proper document completion. The code authoring tool allows a user to customize the format of data limitations for fields in documents, define selection choices presented, which are linked to the fields, create help, warning, or error messages, build calculations, define business rules, and generate code and associated documentation, which may be optionally exported.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Spectrum K12 School Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Clark Easter, Theodosia Ewers, Jonathon Bealer, Gabor Banoczi, Robert Volker, David Williams Adams Mabelle
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Publication number: 20100094656Abstract: Improved systems and methods for collecting Protected Health Information (PHI) with or without the assistance of a physician scribe are described. Documenting a patient encounter utilizing a template-based charting system (either electronic or paper-based), and the tracking of this document status and patient clinical status throughout the encounter, for purposes of managing multiple patients and multiple patients' documents, as well as improved communication between providers and assistants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Conant and Associates, Inc.Inventor: Reid Conant
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Patent number: 7689915Abstract: An information management apparatus includes a determination unit which determines the type of information designated by an input unit, and a display control unit which controls, in accordance with the type of information determined by the determination unit, the display form of an information presentation portion presenting explanatory information on the designated information. When the information designated by the input unit is an image in a folder, the explanatory information contains explanatory information on the image, and when the input unit designates an object other than an image in a folder, contains explanatory information on the folder.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinobu Kitamaru, Atsushi Kumagai, Kenji Hatori, Keiichiro Yuasa
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Patent number: 7685509Abstract: In many situations, the objective of data entry is to obtain a complex or structured value. This has traditionally been accomplished by providing a discrete entry field for each element of data entry. By extending the notion of an entry filter, and introducing the notion of a discrete editable element within an entry field, it is possible to apply a structure to that entry field. A management component enables one or more entry filters to be associated in turn with each editable element, and ensures that the entry filters are applied correctly to the appropriate elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1998Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David Clark, Ian Holt, Andrew John Smith
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Patent number: 7668816Abstract: In response to characters entered within a Find dialog box, a minifind window is dynamically updated to provide corresponding search strategies and quick matches from content search data that are being searched. The search strategies and quick matches that are listed are dynamically updated as the user inputs additional characters in the Find dialog box. At any time, the user can initiate a full text search to populate a search results pane, based upon the characters input, by selecting a Go control or pressing the Enter key. Alternatively, the user can select one of the quick matches or search strategies, to populate the search results pane with corresponding items obtained from the content search data, which are most likely to relate to the information desired by the user. This approach is applicable to finding information in almost any data accessed locally, or over a network.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Bruce A. Morgan, Keith D. Senzel
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Publication number: 20100042457Abstract: In one embodiment, a system is provided for performing at least one service operation in association with at least one inspected item.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: RPM Industries, LLCInventor: John K. Apostolides
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Publication number: 20100037219Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for autonomously completing a web form based on preferences and conditions established by a user. A predictive logic autonomously completes a web form by determining a requested data type of one or more form objects in the web form. The predictive logic determines a form preference corresponding to an identifier of a selected form object and selects or inserts data of the form preference into the form object. The form preference may be predefined by a user and stored within a form preference database which contains data selections and/or insertions for specific form objects for web forms. The form preference may also specify conditions for triggering events or actions of a web browser. The predictive logic monitors user insertions of a web form and prompts a user to define additional form preferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2008Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUISNESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Danny Chen, Ming Han Lee, Ta-Wei Lin, Meng Li Wong
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Patent number: 7660779Abstract: The present invention provides a unique system and method that can employ machine learning techniques to automatically fill one or more fields across a diverse array of web forms. In particular, one or more instrumented tools can collect input or entries of form fields. Machine learning can be used to learn what data corresponds to which fields or types of fields. The input can be sent to a central repository where other databases can be aggregated as well. This input can be provided to a machine learning system to learn how to predict the desired outputs. Alternatively or in addition, learning can be performed in part by observing entries and then adapting the autofill component accordingly. Furthermore, a number of features of database fields as well as constraints can be employed to facilitate assignments of database entries to form values—particularly when the web form has never been seen before by the autofill system.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2004Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Joshua T Goodman, Carl M Kadie, David M Chickering, Donald E Bradford, Dane A Glasgow
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Publication number: 20100031134Abstract: A method for populating and distributing an approved health insurance carrier form is provided, as well as a machine-readable storage device programmed to carry out the method. The method involves querying a person eligible for health insurance regarding his or her health history and that of any additional insured parties, receiving the responses electronically, and storing the responses in the form of digital data. The responses are then used to automatically generate one or more populated approved forms for one or more health insurance carriers. Reminders and updates can be electronically transmitted to the eligible person when new information is needed. By requiring the person to complete a single computerized questionnaire, as opposed to numerous paper forms, the method and device greatly streamline the process of obtaining health insurance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: NETFORM EXCHANGE, INC.Inventor: Henry V Lindeman, II
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Patent number: 7653694Abstract: A system and method is provided to enable an e-mail to display a Web-based form. A definition concerning an e-mail address may include form schema owned by a Web site. Alternatively, the definition may contain a link to a Web service that provides the form schema. An e-mail client may download the form schema from the Web service, preferably along with additional data such as information concerning previous e-mails sent to the e-mail address, a FAQ list concerning an e-mail distribution list if the e-mail address represents the e-mail distribution list, etc. The Web site owning the form schema may receive and process e-mail containing the form according to the metadata of the Web-based form.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2004Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel B. Witriol, John M. Leen
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Patent number: 7644350Abstract: Techniques for creating and processing electronic forms that include at least one field that is configured to accept multimedia information as input. Techniques are provided for creating an electronic form comprising at least one field that is configured to accept multimedia information. Techniques are provided for specifying and associating a set of constraints (or predicates) with fields of a multimedia form, including specifying and associating one or more constraints with fields configured to accept multimedia information. Techniques for validating the electronic form based upon the constraints, if any, associated with the fields of the form. Various actions may be performed depending upon the results of the validation.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2005Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Kurt Piersol
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Patent number: 7644351Abstract: Systems and methods for data collection and processing. A system includes a forms processing subsystem including a form designer and a form processing and workflow module, and a client subsystem including a form submission manager and a client data store. User provided information is maintained locally in the client data store.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Information Sciences CorporationInventors: Gregory Portnoy, Richard A. Wiseman
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Publication number: 20090326995Abstract: This disclosure details apparatuses, methods and systems for a Trade Business Card. The Trade Business Card and Trade Business Card Platform allows users to enter some key business profile data about their company (e.g., address, category of business, customs, DHL, D&B information, telephone number, etc.). This information may then provide other companies and individuals who receive the Trade Business Card access to and the ability to view a provider's services, products and other offerings and to generate a good faith estimate. In one embodiment, the Trade Business Card travels (i.e., is visible) on every Trade Business Card Platform web page and is automatically populated with required data entry fields from searches through the approved purchase process. This eliminates the need for the user or other Trade Business Card Platform participants and/or administrators from having to type in any information about the customer profile manually.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Joseph A. Sorisi, Armand Rousso
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Publication number: 20090307577Abstract: Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventor: Eugene M. Lee
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Publication number: 20090292981Abstract: A system for inputting data to a web page that is selectively accessed and displayed through a web browser executing on a computing device includes an electronic scratch pad on the computing device that is configured to identify data entry fields on an accessed web page and to retrieve a label corresponding to any identified data entry field of the web page. The electronic scratch pad records the label and any user input that is input using a user input device to the corresponding data entry field.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Akiyama, Yoshiaki Sawano, Yashuhiro Shibutani, Yasuaki Takahashi
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Publication number: 20090292546Abstract: Various embodiments of this invention disclose a computer-aided human resources employment system and method that electronically captures and shares, in real-time, human resources and unemployment events and the completed forms that relate to those events. Other embodiments of this invention disclose a computer-aided system for managing human resources and unemployment forms and data captured in those forms. Another embodiment of the invention relates to a system and method for managing unemployment claims. This invention also relates to a human resources employment computer-based product that manages human resources and unemployment forms and database information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventor: Jeffrey A. Aleixo
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Publication number: 20090287992Abstract: Apparatus, methods and computer program products for creating and modifying labels for use by pharmaceutical dispensing machines are provided. A pharmaceutical dispensing apparatus includes a touch screen, a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a computer program residing in the memory that is executable by the processor for guiding a user through a process of designing a label via the touch screen. The computer program displays a label template adapted to receive a plurality of data fields inputted by a user therein, wherein each data field is adapted to receive and display respective data. The computer program includes a label wizard that guides a user through the process of designing a label within the label template.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Inventors: Stefano Bresolin, Matthew Johnson
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Publication number: 20090281890Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating an on-line purchase of at least one item on behalf of a consumer are disclosed. A consumer may shop and purchase at least one item on a consolidated shopping (CS) website displaying one or more items available for purchase on one or more different merchant websites. The CS website provides consumers with advanced searching that takes into consideration a personal profile of the consumer, the consumer's previous shopping history, transactional data relating to a group of similar consumers, and the like. A host computer providing the CS website may access a merchant website selling the requested item, and order the requested item on behalf of the consumer, and charging a transaction fee, listing fee, receiving a rebate and/or offering a rebate for performing such. One embodiment allows a consumer to purchase/order multiple items from multiple websites in a single purchase request to the CS website.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Amir Aliabadi, Noreen Dalton, Anargiros Zacharias Frangos, Jeffrey T. Hammond, Courtney Ann Licardi, Becky Sutton, Martin Tarvydas
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Patent number: 7607078Abstract: A method for processing forms in a computer system includes receiving from a human operator a design of a unified from template including data fields and respective attributes. Paper forms and electronic forms (e-forms) are automatically produced based on the unified form template. Filled-in paper forms and filled-in e-forms are accepted from the clients of the computer system, the filled-in forms including data items filled into the respective data fields by the clients. The data items are extracted from the filled-in paper forms and the filled-in e-forms responsively to the unified form template.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2005Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Amir Geva, Ehud Karnin, Eugeniusz Walach
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Publication number: 20090259929Abstract: A system and method for submitting a patent application electronically includes converting a specification and figures of the patent application saved in a storage device into an application body extensible (ABX) word file, converting the ABX word file into an extensible markup language (XML) file and a portable document format (PDF) file, downloading patent details of the patent application from the storage device. The method further includes inputting the patent details to each textbox on a patent submission webpage of a designated patent office website, reading a title of the patent application and the number of claims from the XML file and the PDF file, and creating XML nodes of the patent details for the XML file to obtain an application file package, transferring the application file package to a remote server located at a designated patent office.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO,. LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHUNG-I LEE, HAI-HONG LIN, DE-YI XIE, ZHENG-CAI ZHU
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Publication number: 20090228320Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for quantifying, aggregating and bundling green incentives based on green construction enables applying at least a portion of the credits/incentives to financial transactions. Quantification includes estimating and/or monitoring usage of utilities, comparing the usage to a predetermined baseline value, and valuating an effectual energy savings that includes actual savings plus incentive values. Quantification relies on a database, which may include credits, deductions, and other green incentives data that contribute to the effectual savings. The effectual savings may be applied to early repayment of a mortgage loan, improved terms for the loan, investment in securities, and/or other trading. The method standardizes values of green incentives in energy units and/or monetary units. The method aids in qualifying the building projects based on a concrete estimation of the effectual energy savings.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Teresa Lopez, James A. Baker
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Publication number: 20090210293Abstract: In one example, a method for managing information in an environment that includes a client device includes accessing, at the client device, an electronic input interface. Next, the client device transmits a signal to a host system associated with the electronic input interface by entering consumer profile information into the electronic input interface. A request is then made for creation of an information account for storage of the consumer profile information. The client device then receives authentication information from the host system. Finally, the client device enables the vendor to access some of the consumer profile information stored in the information account.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Nick Steele, Stan Hawkins, Joe Maranville, Andrew Bradnan
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Publication number: 20090204881Abstract: Filling forms is an activity, which finds its use in several day-to-day functions of any organization. The system of the present invention proposes the abstraction of the knowledge required to fill forms into a hierarchy containing three levels including form, process and domain knowledge. Such an abstraction caters to a variety of users with varying expertise, from the novice form-filling user to the expert. By encapsulating knowledge in this manner, the system of the present invention removes the complexity involved in the process of form-filling. Further, methods are proposed within the present invention to automatically fill and verify forms, used for a variety of end-uses.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: M/s. Scmooth (India) Private LimitedInventors: Kolluru Venkata Sreerama MURTHY, Bhairavi Tushar JANI
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Patent number: 7567936Abstract: An electronic device is configured for use by a user who is a natural person, and has a network port through which the user can access an electronic network. The device can receive through the network port an information request intended for presentation to the user, the information request including a request for an actual identifier associated with the user. The device can respond to the information request in a manner that includes activating within the device a manager portion thereof that facilitates providing the information request with a pseudo identifier in place of the actual identifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2004Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Paradox Technical Solutions LLCInventors: Douglas L. Peckover, Thomas L. Allen, Benjamin L. Wright
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Publication number: 20090172515Abstract: A data search apparatus configured to search for content data that is to be populated into a field defined in a form, from among hierarchical data comprises an acquiring unit configured to acquire information about a layer range of content data that can be populated into the field, a search unit configured to search for content data within the layer range acquired by the acquiring unit as a candidate of the content data to be populated into the field, and an output unit configured to output the information about the content data searched by the search unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koji Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20090157456Abstract: A system and a method for providing advice on selecting and completing different forms and disclosures are provided. Applicable information is collected. Forms and disclosures are determined based on the information collected. The forms and disclosures are selected from collections of forms and disclosures provided by the federal government, state governments, local municipalities, and/or other sources. Various different types of advice associated with the selected forms and disclosures are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Joshua D.J. Sharfman
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Publication number: 20090158135Abstract: A context control interface may include a context name field that is arranged and configured to identify a working context, one or more attribute name fields that are configured to identify one or more attributes that define the working context and one or more attribute value fields that are arranged and configured to correspond to the attribute name fields and to define one or more values for the attribute name fields. The attribute name fields and the corresponding attribute value fields may be mapped to a first set of fields in a first application and may be mapped to second set of fields in a second application and the attributes and the values populate the first set of fields and the second set of fields such that the working context is persistent across the first application and the second application, where the first application differs from the second application.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Kerstin Dittmar, Carsten Fuchs, Bernhard Teltscher, Ingo Deck, Susann Stieler, Martin Schrepp, Annett Hardt, Theo Held, Dietrich Mayer-Ullmann, Nadine Beigel, Hena Mau, Martin Wegmann, Stefan Kirchfeld, Edward Palmer
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Publication number: 20090150762Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for entering data into a web page by means of a data processing system. The method includes detecting a wireless device and forming a communication link between the data processing system and the wireless device. The method also includes retrieving data from the wireless device. The method also includes populating fields in the web-page with the retrieved data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: International Business MachinesInventors: Barbara Febonio, Sandro Piccinini
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Patent number: 7542888Abstract: A method and apparatus, including a computer program apparatus, implementing techniques for generating a report from a technical computing environment provided by a mathematical computer program. A report generator defines a set of reporting components that can be assembled to form a report template and processes the reporting components of the report template in order to extract data from the mathematical computing environment and generate the report. The report generator includes a user interface by which a designer can hierarchically assemble the reporting elements, which are defined according to an object-oriented programming language. The report generator bi-directionally communicates with the mathematical computing environment such that the report generator can evaluate expressions defined within the mathematical computing environment, change initial conditions and parameters of a mathematical model, and issue commands to advance the state of the model.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.Inventors: David Karl Critz, Loren Dean
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Publication number: 20090119575Abstract: An approach is provided for auto-completion functions. Textual input is received from a user via an application, a profile metadata is retrieved based on the textual input, a script is generated based on the profile metadata, and the script is transmitted to the application, wherein the script provides auto-completion of information corresponding to the textual input using the profile metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: Verizon Data Services Inc.Inventor: Umashankar Velusamy
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Publication number: 20090100326Abstract: The invention enables automated form completion and comprises a combination of a graphical user interface, a database, one or more forms, a logic engine, and operational protocol. After a user's information is collected, the logic engine automatically creates an FDF file of the completed form, which may be sent electronically to predetermined recipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventor: Thomas McCormick
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Patent number: 7519919Abstract: A computer system includes a user-interface. The user-interface includes a graphical program interface with one or more input controls. The input controls are arranged for inputting data into the computer system. The graphical program interface also includes a graphical selection interface. The graphical selection interface includes one or more select controls that are arranged for selecting data suitable to be inputted by selected input controls and for inputting the selected data in the selected input control as input data.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Michael Hatscher, Joerg Beringer
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Patent number: 7516145Abstract: This document describes a system and method that incrementally transforms and renders changes to a hierarchical data file. This system and method allows a user to incrementally see changes that the user has made to the hierarchical data file through entry of data in a rendered form. A hierarchical data processing engine may perform partial transformations of data files and produce partial rendering files of changes made to data files. By so doing, the hierarchical data processing engine improves a user's editing experience by allowing for quicker updating of the rendered form being edited by the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2003Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Prakash Sikchi, Dragos Barac, Ranjan Aggarwal, Stephen J. Mooney
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Publication number: 20090083618Abstract: Interactions between customers and representatives of a service provider are documented by providing multiple electronic forms for completion. Information that is requested for both forms is carried over from one form to the next rather than requiring the representative to manually enter the same information multiple times. For instance, a call back number of the customer may be entered on one electronic form being used to edit information for a customer and that call back number is automatically carried over to another form being used to document a commitment to handle a request from the customer. The representative is relieved of double-entry, and mistakes that might arise from double-entry are reduced or eliminated. The electronic forms may be submitted to a tracker database that allows for further disposition of the request by the customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventor: Michelle Campbell
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Publication number: 20090083848Abstract: A method and apparatus for printing a data item. The method comprises receiving at a printer a first component of said data item from an external data source; generating a second component of said data item at said printer; and printing said data item by printing said first and second components.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventors: Paul Lawlor, Steven David Spencer, Mark Robert Fowkes, James Christopher Butcher
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Patent number: 7500201Abstract: A current set of user-selectable choices is associated with a displayed graphical input device, which is used to select a value of an input parameter. Each user-selectable choice has at least one pair of information fields separated by a delimiter and each information field comprises sequentially ordered characters. A search for a matching entry to assign to the input parameter is carried out as the user enters each of a sequence of characters, and if a match is not found in a first information field, then (or simultaneously) it is sought in a different information field, also on the basis of the character-by-character user entries.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Call-Tell LLCInventors: Varda Treibach-Heck, Byron G. Caldwell, Bruce Johnson
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Patent number: 7500178Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for processing electronic forms. Techniques are provided for automatically filling out fields of electronic forms for a user based upon information stored for the user. This reduces the amount of information that a user has to enter on an electronic form.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: AGIS Network, Inc.Inventor: Shawn O'Donnell
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Patent number: 7496851Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for managing visual representations of relationships between active graphical areas such as text fields in a GUI and underlying software objects is presented. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of receiving, by computer logic, a selection of an object graphical depiction of a data source software object, wherein the data source software object supports a field that is represented by a field graphical depiction in a Graphical User Interface (GUI); and in response to receiving the selection of the object graphical depiction, altering a physical appearance of the field graphical depiction, wherein altering the physical appearance of the field graphical depiction illustrates, in the GUI, a logical relationship between the data source software object and the field.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2006Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gili Mendel, Joseph R. Winchester