СИСТЕМА И СПОСОБ ОПТИМИЗИРОВАННОГО ПОИСКА СНИЗУ ВВЕРХ

Изобретение относится к средствам поиска комнат гостиницы. Технический результат заключается в повышении эффективности поиска и достоверности результатов поиска. В способе: создают предварительно вычисленную базу данных, содержащую атрибуты доступности в реальном времени, связанные с комнатами гостиницы на множестве продолжительности остановок, прием запроса на наличие комнат, по меньшей мере, одной гостиницы для диапазона дат, определяют первый результат поиска из предварительно вычисленной базы данных, определяют второй результат поиска, полученный из другого источника, создают конечный результат поиска посредством объединения указанных результатов. Система реализует указанный способ. 3 н. и 18 з.п. ф-лы,8 ил.

СПОСОБ (ВАРИАНТЫ), ВЫЧИСЛИТЕЛЬНОЕ УСТРОЙСТВО (ВАРИАНТЫ) И СИСТЕМА (ВАРИАНТЫ) ДЛЯ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ МЕТАПОИСКА ДАННЫХ

Группа изобретений относится к области вычислительной техники и может быть использована для осуществления метапоиска данных. Техническим результатом является повышение точности результатов поиска, повышение эффективности процессов осуществления поиска данных, уменьшение объема вычислительных ресурсов и ресурсов памяти, повышение уровня защиты данных, принимаемых вычислительным устройством. Один из вариантов способа содержит этапы, на которых обеспечивают возможность взаимодействия с пользователем для ввода пользователем пользовательского поискового запроса, создают сетевое соединение с сервером с обеспечением передачи указанного принятого пользовательского поискового запроса по указанному сетевому соединению на указанный сервер, принимают от сервера один или более сетевых адресов информационных ресурсов по указанному сетевому соединению в ответ на указанный введенный пользовательский поисковый запрос, направляют по меньшей мере один поисковый запрос по сети связи, поставленный в соответствие ...

Способ поиска методов разрешения технических противоречий и система на основе обучаемой нейронной сети для его осуществления

Изобретение относится к компьютерным системам, а именно к системам, синтезирующим интеллектуальные решения в виде нахождения нужного решения или пути к нему по запросу пользователя из заданной им области знания. Техническим результатом является обеспечение разрешения любого технического противоречия в виде нахождения их решений с помощью системы на основе обучаемой нейронной сети, использующей принципы морфологического анализа и нечеткой логики. Система содержит модуль приема запроса пользователя системы, модуль распознавания языка интерфейса с запросом пользователя, модуль создания алгоритма для формирования кода запроса, модуль формирования кода запроса, модуль формирования соответствующей коду запроса структуры баз данных, модуль формирования приоритетов для обучения нейронной сети, модуль дообучения нейронной сети по соответствующим коду запроса параметрам 1-n, нейронная сеть, модуль формирование кода ответа, модуль перевода кода ответа в язык интерфейса, модуль выдачи ответа пользователю ...

Система для определения отношения между первой и второй объектными сущностями данных

СПОСОБ ПЕРЕДАЧИ ПОЛЬЗОВАТЕЛЮ УВЕДОМЛЕНИЯ О НЕПРОЧИТАННОМ СООБЩЕНИИ ЭЛЕКТРОННОЙ ПОЧТЫ (ВАРИАНТЫ ) И ЭЛЕКТРОННОЕ УСТРОЙСТВО, ИСПОЛЬЗУЕМОЕ В НЕМ

... 1. Способ передачи пользователю уведомления о непрочитанном сообщении электронной почты на электронном устройстве, содержащем интерфейс пользователя, снабженный омнибоксом, включающий:получение запроса отображения количества непрочитанных сообщений, содержащегося в омнибоксе, устройством пользователя, авторизованного в почтовой службе на указанном устройстве;отображение количества непрочитанных сообщений электронной почты в омнибоксе.2. Способ по п. 1, в котором получают сигнал о количестве непрочитанных сообщений электронной почты от сервера перед отображением.3. Способ по п. 1, в котором после получения запроса отображения количества непрочитанных сообщений и до отображения количества непрочитанных сообщений осуществляют:отправку запроса количества непрочитанных сообщений электронной почты на сервер;получение информации о количестве непрочитанных сообщений электронной почты от сервера.4. Способ по любому из пп. 2-3, в котором в качестве количества непрочитанных сообщений электронной почты ...

Processing device, method and system

Data Encryption

Processing search queries using a data structure

Insertion of extraneous characters into requested data to affect pattern recognition processes e.g. webscraping

A network system comprises a processor connectable to at least one client device via a network, wherein data sent from the processor to the client device may be subject to a pattern recognition process used by, e.g., webscraping applications. The system further comprises a data modification module configured to receive data intended for the client device and to insert extraneous characters into the data so as to affect the pattern recognition process. The inserted characters resemble a HTML tag and associated attributes and does not affect the ability of a client to display the requested data. An algorithm determines where the characters are inserted in the data, and the position can be changed for subsequent instances. Also disclosed is the use of object oriented processing (OOP) in the provision of a graphical user interface (GUI), web pages and database management.

Identifying an entity representation by constructing a comprehensive search criteria

A method of identifying an entity representation in a universal database that corresponds to an entity representation in a foreign database comprises receiving a set of search criteria field values and determining an entity representation in the foreign database. A comprehensive search criteria(s) is formed from the representation. A highest ranked entity representation in a universal database is determined according to summed field value weights matching the criteria. A confidence level reflecting likelihood that the highest representation corresponding to the criteria field values is calculated. An identifier for the highest ranked entity representation is output if the confidence level exceeds a preset threshold. Uses include but are not limited to an electronic universal database such as medical record database, financial information database, educational information database and restricted data database.

System and method for automatic validation

A system and method for validating a transaction represented by an electronic document. The method includes: identifying, in the electronic document, at least one key field and at least one value; creating, based on the electronic document, a dataset, wherein the created dataset includes the at least one key field and the at least one value; analyzing the created dataset to determine at least one transaction parameter; creating a template for the transaction, wherein the template is a structured dataset including the determined at least one transaction parameter; and applying, in real-time, at least one rule to the created template to determine whether the transaction is validated.

A method of querying a data structure

Content-based navigation for electronic devices

Content-based navigation of an electronic device includes receiving supplemental content to an electronic book. The supplemental content is created separately from the electronic book. The content-based navigation also includes associating an identifier of the electronic book with the supplemental content, storing the supplemental content with the identifier in a storage device, and creating an index to the supplemental content that is searchable by the identifier of the electronic book. The content-based navigation further includes providing end user devices with access to the supplemental content in the storage device via the index.

Method, system and computer storage medium for searching in microblog

Verfahren zur Bereitstellung von Information zu Inhalten für ein technisches Anzeigegerät

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren umfassend die Schritte, (i) Bereitstellen von Informationen (1) zu Inhalten (2), (ii) segmentieren der Inhalte (2), (iii) indizieren der Segmente und bereitstellen der Indexelemente (3) und zuordnen der Informationen (1), (iv) erstellen eines Suchelementes (4) zum Suchen in den bereitgestellten Indexelementen (3), (v) bereitstellen der den Indexelementen (3) zugeordneten Informationen (1) auf einem technischen Anzeigegerät (5) und/oder technischem Ausgabegerät (6).

ENTER FROM CONTACTS INTO A COMMUNICATION MESSAGE ON MOBILE EQUIPMENT

Data storage, data check, and data linkage method and apparatus

A data storage, data check, and data linkage method and apparatus. The method comprises: determining a first check value of a first data version of a target object (101); looking up a second check value of a second data version and adjacent to the first check value of the target object (102); creating, according to the first check value and the second check value, a data block (103); and saving the data block into a blockchain (104). The first check value of the first data version of the target object is stored, by means of data blocks, and in the blockchain. Since the blockchain is immutable, when acquiring data content corresponding to the first data version of the target object, a data demander can check, according to the first check value stored in the blockchain, whether the data content corresponding to the first data version has been modified, thereby determining authenticity of the data content corresponding to the first data version, effectively resolving a problem of inability ...

Improvements in electronic tenant database directory systems

Abstract An electronic tenant database directory system having a database comprising data fields and data field relations therefor, wherein the system is configured for: receiving first data field values and updating the database accordingly, generating a first hyperlink relating to the first data field values, receiving a remote terminal option selection in response to the first hyperlink and: wherein the option selection is a first option: receiving second data field values in response to the first hyperlink or, wherein the option selection is a second option: generating a second hyperlink; receiving second data field values in response to the second hyperlink; and updating the database with the second data field values; and updating the data field relations to relate the first data field values and the second data field values. Receive first data field values /201 Update first data fields -202 Generate first hyperlink 203 Receive option selection Receive second data field 205 values ...

Systems and methods for VSLAM optimization

The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to autonomously generate and update a map. Unlike with laser rangefinders, the visual techniques are economically practical in a wide range of applications and can be used in relatively dynamic environments, such as environments in which people move. Certain embodiments contemplate improvements to the front-end processing in a SLAM-based system. Particularly, certain of these embodiments contemplate a novel landmark matching process. Certain of these embodiments also contemplate a novel landmark creation process. Certain embodiments contemplate improvements to the back-end processing in a SLAM- based system. Particularly, certain of these embodiments contemplate algorithms for modifying the SLAM graph in real-time to achieve a more ...

System and method for processing complex queries

The invention relates to a method and system for processing complex queries each corresponding to a plurality of components to be combined. Elements corresponding to these components are searched. The elements are of different element types and are originally described by definition data having heterogeneous data structures. A conversion step transforms the heterogeneous definition data into converted definition data of one single format. An engine then retrieves elements and builds associations of elements matching the query parameters based on the converted definition data, thereby providing with a reply to the query in an optimized manner.

Data acquisition method, device and system

Disclosed is a data acquisition method, comprising: reception of at least one first data acquisition request carrying a data selection condition; acquiring all data identifiers satisfying the data selection condition according to the data selection condition; acquiring in parallel all data corresponding to the data identifiers according to said data identifiers, and returning the corresponding data. Also disclosed is a data acquisition apparatus, comprising: a data acquisition request reception module, a data identifier acquisition module and a first data acquisition module. In the embodiments of the present invention, data identifiers are determined according to data selection conditions, and, according to the data identifiers, all data corresponding thereto are simultaneously acquired. The data feedback delay caused by acquiring data one by one sequentially in the prior art is reduced, and data acquisition efficiency is improved by acquiring data in parallel, thus enabling the data to ...

Method and apparatus for searching contents

A contents searching apparatus that includes a level setting unit configured to group contents according to specified regional standards and set an expansion level to at least one group based on contents distribution, and an interface unit configured to select one of the at least one group to which the expansion level is set. The contents searching apparatus also includes a control unit providing contents of the selected group according to the expansion level of the selected group by enlarging a map.

DEVICE-SPECIFIC CONTENT DELIVERY

Devices of an individual's device-sphere recognize risky or undesirable behavior requested by devices outside of the device-sphere and allow the user to prevent the behavior. The user's decision is stored and used to protect all devices of the user's device-sphere from similar risky behavior from the outside devices. If the choice is made for all devices of the user's device-sphere, the choice is broadcast to other devices of the user's device-sphere such that other devices can benefit from the choice made by the user.

Method and apparatus for comparing current activity data to captured reference activity data

An apparatus comprising a communication interface for receiving reference activity data items, current activity data, and current environmental data;at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to maintain a reference activity data item relating to a previous activity, which reference activity data item comprising reference activity data associated with reference environmental data; receive current activity data and current environmental data relating to a current activity;determine the reference activity data associated with the reference environmental data corresponding to the current environmental data; compare the current activity data with the reference activity data; and provide feedback for a user of the apparatus in response to the comparison.

User-centric annotated location aware asset mapping

According to one general aspect, a method may include receiving a floor map indicating the structural layout of a predefined physical location. The method may also include receiving a point-of-interest (POI) data structure representing a POI and POI metadata associated with the POI. The method may include generating an annotated floor map, based upon the floor map and including a POI indicator, wherein the POI indicator is placed on the floor map at the location of an associated POI and indicates both the type of the associated POI and at least part of the status of the associated POI. The method may include displaying, via a display interface, at least a portion of the annotated floor map.

Proactive role aware asset monitoring

According to one general aspect, a method may include establishing a short-range wireless communication between a user device and a point-of-interest (POI) device, wherein the POI device is associated with a POI data structure that represents a physical POI. The method may include receiving a request to perform a POI action in regards to the physical POI. The method may include causing the POI action to be performed.

Method and apparatus for comparing current activity data to captured reference activity data

An apparatus comprising a communication interface for receiving reference activity data items, current activity data, and current environmental data;at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to maintain a reference activity data item relating to a previous activity, which reference activity data item comprising reference activity data associated with reference environmental data; receive current activity data and current environmental data relating to a current activity;determine the reference activity data associated with the reference environmental data corresponding to the current environmental data; compare the current activity data with the reference activity data; and provide feedback for a user of the apparatus in response to the comparison.

Methods and Apparatus to Obtain Anonymous Audience Measurement Data from Network Server Data for Particular Demographic and Usage Profiles

Methods and apparatus to obtain anonymous audience measurement data from network server data for particular demographic and usage profiles are disclosed. An 5 example method to provide anonymous audience measurement data to an audience measurement entity disclosed herein comprises obtaining a demographic profile and a network usage profile, sampling customer data stored in a customer database not accessible by the audience measurement entity to generate a customer sample representative of the demographic profile and the network usage profile without 10 customer intervention, the customer sample including customer identification information, processing log data obtained from a network server not accessible by the audience measurement entity using the customer identification information to determine audience measurement data associated with customers in the customer sample, and removing the customer identification information from the audience 15 measurement data to prepare the anonymous ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING A SCALABLE DATA STRUCTURE

An approach is provided for utilizing a scalable data structure. A query specifying an entity identifier and requested content is received. A search is caused, at least in part, the search based on the entity identifier of a profile index of data structures, each specifying a profile field that is associated with an access control field to yield a search result. Access rights to the requested content are indicated for the entity identifier. The data structures further include the profile field and the access control field.

PREDICTIVE RFM SEGMENTATION

A system and a method are disclosed for adjusting communication settings based on user segmentation. An activity-based communication management system retrieves behavioral and demographic data of at least one user. The system inputs the behavioral data and the demographic data into machine learning models. For each of the machine learning models, the system receives a respective activity parameter characterizing a predicted activity occurring within a time window. The system determines, based on the received activity parameters, a category to which the behavioral data and demographic data belong. The system subsequently adjusts a plurality of communication settings based on the determined category. The activity-based communication management system may provide user segmentation using both empirical activity parameters (e.g., historical behavioral data) and predicted activity parameters.

BLOCKCHAIN-BASED TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

One or more implementations of the present application provide a blockchain-based transaction processing method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The method can include the following: receiving a target transaction initiated by a member node device in a blockchain, where the target transaction comprises a unique identifier of the target transaction. Whether a transaction idempotent table stores a transaction idempotent record corresponding to the unique identifier of the target transaction is queried. The target transaction is recorded in a candidate block if the transaction idempotent table has not stored the transaction idempotent record corresponding to the unique identifier of the target transaction.

SECURE MANAGEMENT AND PROVISIONING OF INTERACTION DATA USING PERMISSIONED DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS

The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, apparatuses, and processes that securely track, manage, and provision elements of interaction data within a computing environment in accordance with encrypted permissioning data recorded onto a permissioned distributed ledger. For example, an apparatus may obtain query data that includes an identifier of a computing system and a query term, and access one or more ledger blocks of a permissioned distributed ledger that include encrypted permissioning data and interaction data. The apparatus may decrypt the encrypted permissioning data using a master cryptographic key of a centralized authority. Based on a portion of the decrypted permissioning data associated with the identifier, the apparatus may determine that a portion of the interaction data is associated with the query term and consistent with an access permission of the computing system, and transmit response data to the computing system that includes the portion ...

EXPLAINING SEMANTIC SEARCH

The invention uses document retrieval to explain to a human user the properties of a query object that are revealed by a machine learning procedure, lending interpretability to the procedure. A query object is compared to reference objects by transforming the query object and reference objects into representative tokens. Reference objects with many tokens in common with the query object are returned as relevant result objects by a document retrieval system. At this stage, a human user can observe commonalities and differences between the result objects and query object to understand which query object properties are captured by the query object's token representation. In one embodiment, the token transformation is the composition of an embedding mapping trained by machine learning with a locality sensitive hash function. In a further embodiment, if the reference objects are labeled, the result objects can be grouped according to their labels; the labels of groups with many result objects ...

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING ONLINE CONTENT ELEMENTS BASED ON INFORMATION KNOWN TO A SERVICE PROVIDER

Methods and systems for presenting online content elements based on infor mation known to a service provider. One of the methods is a method for prese nting online content at a communication apparatus, the communication apparat us being assigned an identifier. The method comprises: obtaining information that pertains to a profile associated with the identifier and provided by a service provider involved in assigning the identifier to the communication apparatus; determining an online content element to be presented at the comm unication apparatus based on the information; and causing the communication apparatus to present the online content element. Another one of the methods is a method for facilitating determination of online content to be presented at a communication apparatus. Servers for implementing the methods are also provided.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCIAL MATCHING

A trading platform for trading financial instruments, and in particular for clearing odd lots, that provides the ability to receive, manage, match, and supervise orders. In an exemplary embodiment, the trading platform includes computer software modules and provides graphical user interfaces to handle the process of entering orders for desired positions, monitor the status of open positions, and obtain data in connection order requests. The trading platform is also capable of matching orders and sending orders to be executed.

PROACTIVE ROLE AWARE ASSET MONITORING

According to one general aspect, a method may include establishing a short-range wireless communication between a user device and a point-of-interest (POI) device, wherein the POI device is associated with a POI data structure that represents a physical POI. The method may include receiving a request to perform a POI action in regards to the physical POI. The method may include causing the POI action to be performed.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING EXISTING WELL PLANS

Systems and methods for adjusting existing well plans by adjusting existing well plans by matching the existing well plans that can be replanned with new well plans that are generated around the existing well plans that cannot be replanned such as, for example, drilled, planned and/or permitted wells.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING EXISTING WELL PLANS

Systems and methods for adjusting existing well plans by adjusting existing well plans by matching the existing well plans that can be replanned with new well plans that are generated around the existing well plans that cannot be replanned such as, for example, drilled, planned and/or permitted wells.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ARRANGING AND SEARCHING A DATABASE OF MEDIA CONTENT RECORDINGS

Methods and systems for arranging and searching a database of media content recordings are provided. In one example, a method is provided that comprises receiving a sample of media content, and performing, by a computing device, a content recognition of the sample of media content using a data file including a concatenation of representations for each of a plurality of media content recordings. In other examples, another method is provided that comprises receiving media content recordings, determining a representation for each media content recording, concatenating by a computing device the representation for each media content recording as a data file, and storing by the computing device a mapping between an identifier for a respective media content recording and a global position in the data file that corresponds to the representation of the respective media content recording.

DYNAMIC IDENTITY MATCHING IN RESPONSE TO THREAT LEVELS

A dynamic identity matching facility that enables an operator to determine the status of an individual based on identification information contained on an identification record provided by the individual. The operator scans the individual's identification information from the identification record using a scanning device. The facility decodes the scanned identification information and identifies a number of candidates based on the decoded identification information. For each identified candidate, the facility generates a candidate score. Based on the candidate score of each identified candidate, the facility selects a number of the identified candidates for display. The facility displays the selected candidates to the operator along with the candidate's criminal or other acts.

DYNAMIC IDENTITY MATCHING IN RESPONSE TO THREAT LEVELS

A dynamic identity matching facility that enables an operator to determine the status of an individual based on identification information contained on an identification record provided by the individual. The operator scans the individual's identification information from the identification record using a scanning device. The facility decodes the scanned identification information and identifies a number of candidates based on the decoded identification information. For each identified candidate, the facility generates a candidate score. Based on the candidate score of each identified candidate, the facility selects a number of the identified candidates for display. The facility displays the selected candidates to the operator along with the candidate's criminal or other acts.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING MULTIPLE RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS

A system and method for recommending items to a user is provided. The system could combine recommendations provided by multiple recommenders by: a) calculating for each recommender j a maximum score Pj for the recommended n items as a function (e.g., sum) of stored recommender ratings for the n items, b) calculating a minimum acceptable score for each recommender system j as a function of the maximum score Pj and a predetermined tradeoff factor a, such that the minimum acceptable score for at least one recommender system j is less than the maximum score Pj, c) selecting at least one set of items from the plurality of items, such that scores Pj (and/or sum of scores PJ) calculated for the selected set of items for each recommender system j are greater than the respective minimum acceptable score for that recommender system j, and d) identifying selected set of items to the user.

METHOD AND MEANS FOR ENCODING STORING AND RETRIEVING HIERARCHICAL DATA PROCESSING INFORMATION FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM

METHOD AND MEANS FOR ENCODING STORING AND RETRIEVING HIERARCHICAL DATA PROCESSING INFORMATION FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM

Method of screening data for preventing data loss.

Verfahren zur Datenverlustverhinderung in Daten, wobei die Daten strukturierte und/oder halbstrukturierte Daten mit mehreren Datensätzen und mehreren Kategorien sind, wobei jeder Datensatz mehrere Felder umfasst, die jeweils einer unterschiedlichen der Kategorien angehören, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst: Auswählen, in einem Prozessor, einer Teilmenge von Datensätzen der Daten, wobei die ausgewählte Teilmenge mindestens zwei Datensätze umfasst, zwischen denen die Daten mehrere Datensätze, die nicht in der Teilmenge enthalten sind, umfassen; Scannen, im Prozessor, der Felder der ausgewählten Teilmenge von Kategorien auf sensible Informationen; Berechnen, im Prozessor, für jede Kategorie eine Wahrscheinlichkeit, die sensiblen Informationen zu enthalten, auf Basis des Scan-Ergebnisses; Auswählen, im Prozessor, einer Teilmenge von Kategorien auf Basis der berechneten Wahrscheinlichkeiten der Kategorien, die sensiblen Informationen zu enthalten; und Suchen, im Prozessor, ...

Method of screening data for preventing data loss.

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Durchsuchen von Daten zur Datenverlustverhinderung, wobei die Daten strukturierte und/oder halbstrukturierte Daten mit mehreren Datensätzen und mehreren Kategorien sind, wobei jeder Datensatz mehrere Felder umfasst, die jeweils einer unterschiedlichen der Kategorien angehören, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst: Auswählen, in einem Prozessor, einer Teilmenge von Datensätzen der Daten, wobei die ausgewählte Teilmenge mindestens zwei Datensätze umfasst, zwischen denen die Daten mehrere Datensätze, die nicht in der Teilmenge enthalten sind, umfassen; Scannen, im Prozessor, der Felder der ausgewählten Teilmenge von Kategorien auf sensible Informationen; Berechnen, im Prozessor, für jede Kategorie eine Wahrscheinlichkeit, die sensiblen Informationen zu enthalten, auf Basis des Scan-Ergebnisses; Auswählen, im Prozessor, einer Teilmenge von Kategorien auf Basis der berechneten Wahrscheinlichkeiten der Kategorien, die sensiblen Informationen ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GEOLOCATION OF A NETWORK USER

A database correlating the geographic locations of users of a network to the network address through which the users access the network is maintained and used to infer the geographic location of other users of the network that access the website through the same IP addresses. An Internet website operator may generate such a database from home or business address information self-reported by users of the website. If a plurality of users that access a website through the same IP address have self-reported information as to their geographic location to a website operator, that information collectively provides information as to the likely geographic location and the geographic diversity of other users that access the network through that IP address. Accordingly, such information is used to infer the extent to which a given IP address is likely to correlate to any particular geographic area and the particular area. Additionally, a website operator that has information indicative of the veracity ...

Search and display of human resources information

In various embodiments, tools and user interfaces are provided that cater to the way that many employees desire to view their human resources data and human resources related transactions. These tools can be configured to provide appropriate, distilled contextual information, and transparency to the employment situation of the employee.

Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines

Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes determining that a deployment of a first virtual machine has halted because the first virtual machine is dependent on a second virtual machine that has not been fully deployed and in response to detecting that the second virtual machine has been deployed, notifying, via a processor, the first virtual machine that deployment of the first virtual machine may continue.

Method and system for categorizing items automatically

A method and system to automatically categorize a merchant listing in an electronic marketplace are provided. The method includes parsing the category information submitted by a seller to derive a first category identifier. A first search is performed to locate the first category identifier in a first database containing a listing of category identifiers. If no match is found, the first category identifier is identified as expired or invalid. A second search is performed on a second database that includes mapping information of an expired category identifier to a new category identifier. If a match is found, the first category identifier is assigned as the new category identifier, thereby enabling the listing to be listed in the updated category automatically.

System and Method for Providing an Intelligent Configuration Rationalization Solution

A system and method are disclosed for rationalizing configurations associated with one or more products. The system includes a database associated with one or more customers. The system further includes an order analysis system coupled with the database. The order analysis system is capable of rationalizing the differences between configurations of various combinations of options that are stored in the database.

Workflow execution model

Embodiments are directed to implementing a generalized workflow execution model configured to provide access to workflow elements. A computer system instantiates a generalized workflow execution model that provides access to workflow elements stored in a database that is connected to the workflow execution model. The workflow execution model includes the following: activity models that include both agents which are configured to express the control flow of the activity models and symbols which represent values usable by the activity models and metadata configured to identify the workflow execution model. The computer system also receives user input requesting workflow elements and accesses the database to provide the requested workflow elements using the generalized workflow execution model.

Device-specific content delivery

Devices of an individual's device-sphere recognize risky or undesirable behavior requested by devices outside of the device-sphere and allow the user to prevent the behavior. The user's decision is stored and used to protect all devices of the user's device-sphere from similar risky behavior from the outside devices. If the choice is made for all devices of the user's device-sphere, the choice is broadcast to other devices of the user's device-sphere such that other devices can benefit from the choice made by the user.

Automatically generating nodes and edges in an integrated social graph

In one embodiment, a method includes maintaining access to a data store of information corresponding to nodes and edges; receiving a user-generated character string comprising one or more characters of text entered by a user in an input form as they are entered by the user; searching the stored information for matches between the user-generated character string and existing nodes; determining whether or not a match between the user-generated character string and an existing node exists; and when it is determined that at least one match exists, generating an edge between the node corresponding to the user and the node for which the best match is determined; and when it is determined that no match between the user-generated character string and an existing node exists, generating a new node based on the user-generated character string, and generating an edge between the node corresponding to the user and the new node.

Delivering ordered items to an appropriate address

A method, system, and computer-readable medium for automatically determining appropriate delivery information for one or more items of an order or potential order is described. A variety of types of information can be considered when determining what delivery information is appropriate for one or more items, such as a type of the items, the particular items, relationships of the items to other items, information about the purchaser, and/or information about the recipient. In addition, the automatic determination of an appropriate address for an item being ordered or potentially ordered by a user can be made in a variety of ways, such as based on inferences from past behavior when ordering items, on inferences from information about the item and from available delivery information for the user, and/or on previous explicit indications from the user.

Display of supplementary information on a graphical user interface

Disclosed are method and apparatus for displaying supplementary information on a graphical user interface. A request for supplementary information is received. The supplementary information is retrieved and displayed in a reserved display field in a graphical user interface. The reserved display field may be configured by a user to adapt to specific applications, but remains stationary throughout the user session. The reserved display field does not obstruct any other display fields in the graphical user interface. A request for supplementary information may be generated by using a mouse to first position a cursor over an active display element. A request for supplementary information associated with the active display element may be generated by clicking the mouse, or by holding the cursor stationary for a time interval greater than a threshold dwell time.

Associating email messages with conversations

A method and system is described for using a conversation-based messaging system. When a messages is received by the system an attempt is made to associate the message with an existing conversation, if any. If there is no existing conversation to which the message belongs, a new conversation is created. The message is then associated with the existing or new conversation and may be provided certain initial attributes. Information about the message including certain indexing information is stored in memory for the respective conversation. The text of message is indexed along with other information and stored in memory for subsequent searching.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING QUICK RETRIEVAL OF FILES

A method performed at a device and a storage medium includes: reading files stored in the storage medium, including one or more first files stored at a first logical location and one or more second files stored at a second logical location in the storage medium, where the first logical location is reserved for a first application and the second logical location is reserved for a second application; generating a file database of the files; displaying a plurality of affordances, each respective affordance corresponding to one or more respective file display criteria; receiving an input corresponding to a command to select a first affordance of the plurality of affordances; and in response to receiving the input: determining from the file database files that satisfy, regardless of storage location in the storage medium, the respective file display criteria corresponding to the first affordance; and displaying information on the determined files.

PRESENTING INFORMATION IN A CONFERENCE

One conferencing system allows conference participants to share all or a portion of the display seen on their computer screens. The conferees may be at sites removed from each other, or may view a recorded presentation or archived conference at different times. Conference participants are either presenters who can modify the display or attendees who cannot modify the display. A pointer icon, which can be labeled to identify the conferee, is displayed on the shared image area. Each conferee can modify the position of his or her own pointer, even when not presenting, so that every participant can see what each conferee is pointing to, should a conferee choose to point to an element of the display. These and other features apply to other data streams shared in the conference or in meetings where there is no shared-image data stream.

SYSTEM TO INFORM ABOUT TRADEMARKS SIMILAR TO PROVIDED INPUT

Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to trademark searching and notification systems. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for informing requesters about trademarks similar to a provided input. Some embodiments of the present invention provide for a proactive system in which users are notified of similar trademarks before using specific term(s) and users proceed after understanding which trademarks actually exist and what areas those trademarks actually entail, and possibly being notified of newly applied trademarks and modified trademarks at later times that are similar to the specific term(s) being used.

System and method for generating information feed based on contextual data

Disclosed are systems, apparatus, and methods for generating an information feed based on contextual data. User contextual data associated with a user is retrieved. The user contextual data identifies entities associated with the user. Data objects may be identified based on the retrieved user contextual data. Data object contextual data associated with the data objects may be retrieved. Feed items may be generated based on the data objects and the retrieved data object contextual data. A weight associated with each of the feed items may be generated. The weight may be generated based on the retrieved user contextual data and the retrieved data object contextual data. An information feed including at least some of the feed items may be generated. The information feed may arrange the at least some of the feed items based on the generated weight associated with each of the at least some of the feed items.

Mobile terminal apparatus for automatically generating/changing wireless local area network (WLAN) access information and method for controlling the same

A method and apparatus for automatically generating/changing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access information are provided. The apparatus includes an access information management database for storing pre-registered WLAN access information of a plurality of WLAN Access Points (APs). The apparatus also includes an access information collector for collecting information for WLAN APs being accessible at a current position of the apparatus, and an access information analyzer for analyzing the collected information, and creating a list of the accessible WLAN APs. The apparatus further includes a comparator for comparing the list with the WLAN access information to determine if the WLAN APs match. The apparatus additionally includes an access information automatic changer for automatically changing current WLAN access information according to matched APs. The apparatus includes an access information generator for automatically generating new WLAN access information when no WLAN access information ...

Method and system for preparing a playlist for an internet content provider

A computer implemented method is for generating a media playlist including a plurality of tracks to be played on a listener's mobile or stationary client device with Internet radio capabilities, the client device intended to be connected to the Internet. The method comprises: obtaining, as a listener's input into the listener's client device, a playlist definition; selecting, from a plurality of tracks, tracks meeting the playlist definition to form the playlist, wherein the playlist is formed by playlist entries that include track identifications referring to selected ones of the plurality of tracks; tracks present in a remote master media inventory, tracks present in an Internet-based cloud memory environment, and tracks present in a local media content inventory of the listener's client device form the plurality of tracks; selecting tracks that meet the playlist definition includes comparing the playlist definition with entries for tracks in a metadata encyclopedia which includes metadata ...

Database and database management system

The database management system of this invention is used to manage a database of a plurality of data files and comprises: a data file access module to access particular data file to obtain content of said data file, to edit and to restore; an index analyzing module to analyze said content of said data file and generate a series of descriptive data stream comprising indices and weight values; an index establishing module to establish a series of descriptive parameters for said particular data file according to results of analysis of said index analyzing module; a data file searching module to search in said database data files with descriptive parameters similar to a series of searching descriptive parameters; and a user interface to allow users to input, edit and delete descriptive parameters for particular data file.

DATABASES AND METHODS OF STORING, RETRIEVING, AND PROCESSING DATA

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of processing data comprising the steps of: receiving data associated with event instances; and for each of a plurality of iteration methods: partitioning the incoming event instances into logical data partitions; assigning an identifier to each event instance such that events classified in the same logical data partition receive the same identifier and a given event instance is always assigned the same identifier; and inserting each event instance into a doubly-linked list associated with the identifier in an appropriate location.

Media fingerprinting for content determination and retrieval

Audio fingerprinting and other media matching technologies can be used to identify broadcast media, such as television shows and radio broadcasts. A user device can record image, audio, and/or video information and upload information to a matching service that is able to use matching technology to identify the media and provide supplemental content or information to the user. The user might receive information identifying a product in an advertisement, identifying an actor on screen in a movie at a particular time, or other such information. In some embodiments, the user can receive access to a digital copy of the captured media, such as the ability to download a copy of a program in which a user expressed interest. Since a user might capture media information after the point of interest, a device can buffer a window of recently captured media in order to attempt to identify the intended media.

Real-time anonymization

Techniques are described for real time anonymization. In one example, a first a first query associated with a table is received, the table associated with a first anonymization operation satisfying satisfies a privacy requirement. The first anonymization operation is applied at runtime to generate a first anonymized data set against which the first query is executed. At T2 after T1, a subsequent query is received. A determination is made as to whether a change to the table has occurred since T1. If so, a determination is made as to whether the first anonymization operation satisfies the privacy requirement as applied to the current table. If the operation does not satisfy the privacy requirement when applied to the current table, a second anonymization operation satisfying the defined privacy requirement is determined and applied at runtime to generate a second anonymized data set against which the subsequent query can be executed.

Wheel-Based Interface for Browsing Applications

A wheel-based user interface provides navigation between categories and subcategories of applications. A first browse wheel contains a plurality of category regions, each corresponding to an application category. In response to a user selection of an application category received at the first browse wheel, a second browse wheel is displayed. The second browse wheel contains a plurality of subcategory regions, each corresponding to an application subcategory within the selected application category. In response to a user selection of an application subcategory received at the second browse wheel, an application search query is generated using the selected category and subcategory.

Architecture for a content driven clinical information system

Certain examples provide systems, methods, and apparatus for a content-based clinical information system. An example system includes a reference platform to define and provide core system capabilities and to interpret and execute content items while remaining application neutral. The example system includes a plurality of content items authored independent of the reference platform to define clinical functionality for one or more content-based clinical applications by leveraging the reference platform. In the example system, the plurality of content items is to be created and deployed independently of the creation and deployment of the one or more content-based clinical applications. The plurality of content items is to remain independent of the implementation of the reference platform to allow independent evolution of the platform and the one or more content-based clinical applications.

System and method using specialized computers and software for creating wine and music pairings

A system, method, specialized computers, and software for improving wine consumption experience is disclosed. In some configurations, descriptors for wine and or music may be determined. Wine and music profiles may be generated. Wine-music pairs may be created in certain configurations. In some configurations, a user may use certain configurations to select a particular wine, have his or her mobile device play a song matched to that wine.

СПОСОБ ПОИСКА И УСТРОЙСТВО ПОИСКА

Настоящее изобретение относится к средствам поиска. Технический результат заключается в расширении арсенала технических средств поиска. Способ поиска предусматривает этапы: выявляют характеристические изображения для предварительно установленного количества процессов поиска; отображают страницу поиска, на которой предоставляются, с возможностью выбора, выявленные характеристические изображения; по приему инструкции выбора, соответствующей первому характеристическому изображению, выполняют первый процесс поиска, соответствующий первому характеристическому изображению, с тем, чтобы получить результаты поиска, соответствующие первому процессу поиска; и отображают результаты поиска, соответствующие первому процессу поиска. 3 н. и 8 з.п. ф-лы, 7 ил.

Система для определения отношения между первой и второй объектными сущностями данных

Изобретение относится к области информационных технологий, а именно к системам структурирования, доступа и обработки данных. Технический результат заключается в обеспечении возможности динамического изменения отношений, выраженных через показатели, между объектными сущностями, в зависимости от событий и явлений. Технический результат достигается за счет того, что первый компонент объектной сущности и второй компонент объектной сущности связаны между собой с помощью другой объектной сущности, причем эта другая объектная сущность, связывающая первую и вторую объектные сущности, является показателем. Множество подобных показателей, специфических для определенного отношения между первой и второй объектными сущностями данных, представляет собой тип показателя, который определяется уникальным наименованием на множестве имен типов показателей и всегда имеет экземпляры показателя этого типа. Показатель представляет собой факт, семантика которого описывается грамматическим предложением, и классифицируется ...

Система электронного документооборота и способ управления системой электронного документооборота

Изобретение относится к области электронного документооборота. Техническим результатом является снижение затрат на вычислительные операции, исключение транзакций, не соответствующих нормам и правилам, а также обезличенных транзакций. В способе управления системой электронного документооборота, содержащей сервер регистрации транзакций между сторонами, формируют базу данных документов первой стороны, где документы первой стороны являются объектами транзакций, при этом часть сведений из базы данных документов является открытой для второй стороны, а формирование базы данных документов осуществляется из документов, запрошенных любой стороной. Документы, находящиеся в открытой базе данных, или документы, ранее предоставлявшиеся второй стороне, безусловно передаются второй стороне по запросу, а реквизиты лица, запросившего документы от имени второй стороны, регистрируются без возможности удаления; каждая транзакция инициируется первым пользователем второй стороны и одобряется при соблюдении заданных ...

СИСТЕМЫ И СПОСОБЫ КОРРЕКТИРОВКИ СУЩЕСТВУЮЩИХ ПРОЕКТОВ СКВАЖИН

СИСТЕМА И СПОСОБ ОПТИМИЗИРОВАННОГО ПОИСКА СНИЗУ ВВЕРХ

... 1. Способ поиска доступности комнат гостиницы, содержащий этапы, на которых:создают предварительно вычисленную базу данных, содержащую атрибуты доступности в реальном времени, связанные с комнатами гостиницы на множестве продолжительности остановок;принимают запрос для, по меньшей мере, одной гостиницы на диапазоне дат, причем диапазон дат имеет начальную дату и конечную дату;вычисляют доступность для каждого дня в пределах диапазона дат на множестве продолжительности остановок применением бизнес-требований согласно запросу;создают конечную доступность для каждого дня в пределах диапазона дат на множестве продолжительности остановок объединением доступности из предварительно вычисленной базы данных и атрибутов запроса; иобразуют конечную доступность комнат гостиницы для, по меньшей мере, одной гостиницы для каждого дня в пределах диапазона дат на множестве продолжительности остановок.2. Способ по п.1, в котором продолжительность остановки представлена битовой картой, причем каждый бит представляет ...

ТЕХНОЛОГИЯ ПОИСКА ВИЗУАЛЬНО ПОХОЖИХ ТОВАРОВ В ИНТЕРНЕТ-МАГАЗИНЕ

... 1. Способ поиска визуально похожих изображений, включающий:а. расчет дескрипторов изображений, содержащихся на носителе информации;b. вычисление разности дескрипторов изображений и запись результатов вычислений на носитель информации;с. получение запроса от пользователя, содержащий идентификатор изображения;d. отображение результатов вычисления разности дескрипторов, соответствующие изображению, идентификатор которого был получен от пользователя.2. Способ по п.1, отличающийся тем, что дескриптор изображения представляет собой число.3. Способ по п.1, отличающийся тем, что запись результатов вычисления разности дескрипторов изображений производится в базу данных.4. Способ по п.1, отличающийся тем, что носитель информации выполнен в виде устройства для хранения данных.5. Способ по п.1, отличающийся тем, что носитель информации выполнен в виде бумажного носителя информации.6. Способ по п.1, отличающийся тем, что идентификатор изображения представляет собой порядковый номер изображения.7. Способ ...

СИНТЕЗ ПРОДУКТА ИЗ МНОЖЕСТВЕННЫХ ИСТОЧНИКОВ

... 1. Способ автоматического синтеза информации о продукте из множественных источников данных в интерактивный каталог, содержащий:получение исторической информации, соответствующей существующему продукту, представленному в интерактивном каталоге, из множества источников исторических данных, в котором историческая информация содержит множество исторических пар атрибут-значение, и каждая историческая пара атрибут-значение содержит историческое имя атрибута и соответствующее историческое значение атрибута;определение соответствия между атрибутами источника и каталога, содержащее определение соответствия между первым историческим именем атрибута, включенным в первую историческую схему продукта первого источника исторических данных, и первым атрибутом каталога, включенным в схему каталога интерактивного каталога, причем схема каталога содержит множество пар атрибут-значение каталога, а каждая пара атрибут-значение каталога содержит другое имя атрибута каталога и соответствующее значение атрибута ...

Identifizieren eines Anwendungsbenutzers als Quelle einer Datenbank-Aktivität

Es wird die Bestimmung eines Anwendungsbenutzers als Quelle von Datenbank-Aktivität offenbart. Es wird eine Kommunikation empfangen. Ein Ablauf, der so gestaltet ist, dass er die Kommunikation abwickelt, wird einem Anwendungsbenutzer zugeordnet, dem die Kommunikation zugeordnet ist. Dem Anwendungsbenutzer ist eine Datenbankabfrage zugeordnet, die von dem Ablauf erzeugt wird.

ENCAPSULATION OF MULTIPLICITY AND SPARSITY IN MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUERY EXECUTION SYSTEMS

Data processing apparatus and method

Identifying an application user as a source of database activity

Database systems and methods

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 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.

Colour management system and method

ASSOCIATIVE DATA BASE SCANNING AND EQUIVALENT INFORMATION RELOCATION

Method for providing information to contents for a technical display device

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren umfassend die Schritte, (i) Bereitstellen von Informationen (1) zu Inhalten (2), (ii) segmentieren der Inhalte (2), (iii) indizieren der Segmente und bereitstellen der Indexelemente (3) und zuordnen der Informationen (1), (iv) erstellen eines Suchelementes (4) zum Suchen in den bereitgestellten Indexelementen (3), (v) bereitstellen der den Indexelementen (3) zugeordneten Informationen (1) auf einem technischen Anzeigegerät (5) und/oder technischem Ausgabegerät (6).

Blockchain-based transaction processing method and apparatus, and electronic device

One or more implementations of the present application provide a blockchain-based transaction processing method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The method can include the following: receiving a target transaction initiated by a member node device in a blockchain, where the target transaction comprises a unique identifier of the target transaction. Whether a transaction idempotent table stores a transaction idempotent record corresponding to the unique identifier of the target transaction is queried. The target transaction is recorded in a candidate block if the transaction idempotent table has not stored the transaction idempotent record corresponding to the unique identifier of the target transaction.

Product synthesis from multiple sources

Methods and systems for automatically synthesizing product information from multiple data sources into an on-line catalog are disclosed, and in particular, for automatically synthesizing the product information based on attribute-value pairs. Information for a product may be obtained, via entity extraction, feed ingestion, and other mechanisms, from a plurality of structured and unstructured data sources having different taxonomies and schemas. Product information may additionally or alternatively be obtained or derived based on popularity data. The product information may be cleansed, segmented and normalized. The product information may be clustered so closest products, attribute names and attribute values are associated. A representative value for an attribute name may be determined, and the on-line catalog may be updated so that entries are comprehensive, meaningful and useful to a catalog user. Updates from at least 500 million different data sources may be scheduled to occur as frequently ...

Automatic identity enrolment

Biometric computer systems are systems which use one or biometric identifiers to enrol, verify or identify a person. This disclosure concerns the automatic enrolment of people into biometric systems. Aspects include methods, computer systems, software and biometric systems. A first biometric identifier (i.e. face) and a second biometric identifier (e.g. iris) is captured (201). The first biometric identifier (e.g. face) is compared (206) to the biometric identifiers associated with records in the datastore (i.e. employment records 121) to identify a candidate matching record. An association of the second biometric identifier with the candidate record to be stored (209) in memory.

Long string pattern matching of aggregated account data

The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying transaction data from within aggregated data and suggesting additional services based on the transaction data. The disclosure also extends to methods, systems, and computer based products for discovering transaction attributes within a database of aggregated account data including, aggregating and matching financial account attributes between a plurality of accounts in order to provide additional services to account holders.

Long string pattern matching of aggregated account data

The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying transaction data from within aggregated data and suggesting additional services based on the transaction data. The disclosure also extends to methods, systems, and computer based products for discovering transaction attributes within a database of aggregated account data including, aggregating and matching financial account attributes between a plurality of accounts in order to provide additional services to account holders.

Querying features based on user actions in online systems

Online systems, for example, social networking systems store features describing relations between entities represented in the online system. The information describing the features is represented as a graph. The online system maintains a cumulative feature graph and an incremental feature graph. Feature values based on recent user actions are stored in the incremental graph and feature values based on previous actions are stored in the cumulative graph. Periodically, the information stored in the incremental feature graph is merged with the information stored in the cumulative feature graph. The incremental graph is marked as inactive during the merge and information based on new user actions is stored in an active incremental feature graph. If a request for feature information is received, the feature information obtained from the cumulative feature graph, inactive incremental feature graph and the active incremental feature graph are combined to determine the feature information.

Querying features based on user actions in online systems

Online systems, for example, social networking systems store features describing relations between entities represented in the online system. The information describing the features is represented as a graph. The online system maintains a cumulative feature graph and an incremental feature graph. Feature values based on recent user actions are stored in the incremental graph and feature values based on previous actions are stored in the cumulative graph. Periodically, the information stored in the incremental feature graph is merged with the information stored in the cumulative feature graph. The incremental graph is marked as inactive during the merge and information based on new user actions is stored in an active incremental feature graph. If a request for feature information is received, the feature information obtained from the cumulative feature graph, inactive incremental feature graph and the active incremental feature graph are combined to determine the feature information.

Proactive role aware asset monitoring

According to one general aspect, a method may include establishing a short-range wireless communication between a user device and a point-of-interest (POI) device, wherein the POI device is associated with a POI data structure that represents a physical POI. The method may include receiving a request to perform a POI action in regards to the physical POI. The method may include causing the POI action to be performed.

A METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT WITHINFINGERPRINT MATCHING

A method for searching a database comprising data related to a plurality of fingerprints. In step 301, two or more feature points in an image of an u nknown fingerprint are identified. A plurality of properties are generated i n step 302. The plurality of properties are based on the two or more feature points. In step 303, a number comprising a plurality of digits, e.g. binary digits, is assigned to each of the plurality of properties. In a subsequent step, step 304, a numeric representation of said fingerprint is generated b ased on the assigned numbers. The numeric representation is generated by int erleaving the plurality of digits, such that the digits of the numeric repre sentation are arranged in an interleaved or intertwined manner within the nu meric representation. In step 305, the numeric representation is used as a s earch argument when searching the database. The invention also relates to an apparatus and computer program product.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING A SCALABLE DATA STRUCTURE

An approach is provided for utilizing a scalable data structure. A query specifying an entity identifier and requested content is received. A search is caused, at least in part, the search based on the entity identifier of a profile index of data structures, each specifying a profile field that is associated with an access control field to yield a search result. Access rights to the requested content are indicated for the entity identifier. The data structures further include the profile field and the access control field.

SINGULAR, COLLECTIVE AND AUTOMATED CREATION OF A MEDIA GUIDE FOR ONLINE CONTENT

Systems and methods are provided in which a content guide includes one or more tags associated with a single user, a group of users or a channel subscribed to by users that enables the retrieval of content for subsequent viewing and which can be supplemented by recommendations and data from other sources.

DATABASE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Disclosed is a system for, and method of, identifying an entity representation. In some embodiments, search criteria are used to identify an entity representation in a universal database, and this identification is then used to identify a corresponding entity representation in a foreign database. Certain embodiments provide assurance, with a know probability of error, that the entity representation identified in the universal database is correct.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION OF A STREAM OF INFORMATION

The invention is directed to a computer-implemented process for processing information related to entities and said entities being contained in a stream of information, the entities being stored in resource directories of a system, each resource directory containing entities and being annotated with a version number modified with the addition of at least one new entity. The process comprises the steps of: retrieving a stream of information from different information sources; processing segments of information from the stream of information in accordance with entities of said resource directories; storing the segments of information with an annotation indicating which version of said resource directories was used for processing said information segment; updating at least one of the said resource directories with at least one new entity and updating the version number of said at least one resource directory; and - reprocessing the stored segments of information containing the annotation indicating ...

APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATING POLYSEMOUS SYMBOLS ACROSS A PLURALITY OF LINKED ELECTRONIC SCREEN OVERLAYS, INCLUDING USE WITH VISUAL INDICATORS

A method, apparatus and computer readable medium are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing polysemous symbols for selection on an initial electronic screen overlay displayed on a display; storing, in a memory, a plurality of the selectable polysemous symbols in association with a pointer identifying display of an electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay; and displaying a second electronic screen overlay on the display, in response to initial selection of one of the provided polysemous symbols. In at least one embodiment, the second electronic screen overlay is the electronic screen overlay associated with the selected polysemous symbol. In at least one other embodiment, the method includes providing polysemous symbols for selection on an initial electronic screen overlay displayed on a display, a plurality of the provided polysemous symbols including a visual indicator indicating a link to a different next level ...

MANAGING DATA PROFILING OPERATIONS RELATED TO DATA TYPE

Data type information (208) associates each of one or more data types with an identifier. Processing data values in fields of records includes: generating data units (203), each including a field identifier and a binary value from one of the records extracted from the field of that record identified by the field identifier; aggregating information about binary values from multiple data units; generating a list of entries for each of one or more of the fields (205), at least some of the entries each including one of the binary values and information about that binary value aggregated from multiple data units; retrieving a data type from the data type information, and associating the retrieved data type with at least one binary value included in an entry; and generating profile information (114) based on a retrieved data type of a particular binary value appearing in a field, after the aggregating.

Techniques for recommending parallel execution of sql statements

Techniques for automatically recommending parallel execution of a SQL statement. In one set of embodiments, a first determination can be made regarding whether a SQL statement can be executed in parallel. Further, a second determination can be made regarding whether executing the SQL statement in parallel is faster than executing the statement in serial by a predetermined factor. If the first determination and second determination are positive (i.e., the statement can be executed in parallel and parallel execution is faster by the predetermined factor), a recommendation can be provided indicating that the SQL statement should be executed in parallel. In some embodiments, the recommendation can include a report specifying the degree of performance improvement gained from parallel execution, additional system resources consumed by parallel execution, and other statistics pertaining to the recommended parallel execution plan.

Methods and apparatus to obtain anonymous audience measurement data from network server data for particular demographic and usage profiles

Methods and apparatus to obtain anonymous audience measurement data from network server data for particular demographic and usage profiles are disclosed. An example method to provide anonymous audience measurement data to an audience measurement entity disclosed herein comprises obtaining a demographic profile and a network usage profile, sampling customer data stored in a customer database not accessible by the audience measurement entity to generate a customer sample representative of the demographic profile and the network usage profile without customer intervention, the customer sample including customer identification information, processing log data obtained from a network server not accessible by the audience measurement entity using the customer identification information to determine audience measurement data associated with customers in the customer sample, and removing the customer identification information from the audience measurement data to prepare the anonymous audience measurement data for the audience measurement entity.

Method and system for scoring articles in an on-demand services environment

A method for scoring and ranking knowledge articles in an on-demand service environment in a database network system. The scoring allows users to have input into the scoring to determine relevancy and authenticity to solve particular problems.

Extracting facts from social network messages

Within a social network, users may submit various types of messages, such as personal messages to other users and status messages to be shared with all associated users. While these messages often relate to highly personal information such as opinions and personal emotions, such messages may also comprise one or more facts about a particular topic, such as a report of a weather condition in a particular location at a particular time. These facts may be identified in various messages, and may be stored in a fact store, such that when a user submits a query specifying a topic may receive from the fact store one or more facts that are responsive to the topic of the query. Additionally, user interfaces may be devised and provided to users submitting such messages, e.g., in order to reduce ambiguity and improve the reliable extraction of facts from messages.

Template-based recognition of food product information

A method for template based recognition of food product information includes capturing an image of food product packaging and extracting an attribute from the image. The attribute is used to find a matching template in a template-database. The matching template is then used to extract food product information from the image.

Snapshot acquisition processing technique

This method includes, in response to receipt of a snapshot request from a first node that receives an instruction to obtain a snapshot, identifying transactions in progress; transmitting data representing states of the identified transactions in progress to the first node; after the identifying, carrying out a first processing to prevent the transactions in progress from normally completing; receiving a list of first transactions whose results are reflected to snapshot data or a list of second transactions whose results are not reflected to the snapshot data; and executing copy-on-write on a basis of a specific time after removing the first transactions from among transactions to be processed in the first processing and confirming that the respective first transactions are normally completed or cancelled.

Method and system for ranking search results based on categories

Described herein are methods and systems for promoting item listings that satisfy a query based on the item listings being assigned to certain categories that have, based on historical click data, exhibited high demand characteristics for the query. Consistent with some embodiments, a certain number of leaf-level categories are identified based on demand data for those categories, and the item listings assigned to those categories are promoted through a weighting factor derived in part based on the click probability score associated with the category. In some embodiments, certain sub-categories may be selected when the demand associated with the child categories of the sub-category is well balanced.

Using xml to run tests in a multi-tenant database environment

A method for using extensible markup language (XML) for testing a process in a multi-tenant database system is disclosed. The method includes providing a user interface (UI) for a user of the multi-tenant database system, receiving the process for testing via the UI, where the process is created using the UI, receiving an indication from the UI that an XML file is to be extracted for testing the process, and extracting the XML file in response to the received indication, where the XML file is usable for testing the process. Further, sample data for the process can also be created and received. In addition, modifications of the XML file from the user via the UI can be done, the XML file can be executed for testing the process.

Multi-function remote control device

In an embodiment, a method for operating a target media device is described. The method includes receiving a user command by a remote control device for operating a target media device, where a signal to operate the target media device is not stored on the remote control device when the user command is received. Data associated with the user command is transmitted by the remote control device to a second media device and signal information, associated with the signal to operate the target media device, is received by the remote control device from the second media device. The signal to operate the target media device is transmitted by the remote control device to the target media device, where the target media device performs a function based on the signal received from the remote control device.

Predictive query suggestion caching

Methods, systems, an apparatus, and computer program products, for pre-caching query suggestions. In one aspect, a method includes receiving from a client device a request for a search resource; providing to the client device in response to the request the search resource, the search resource including: first instructions that cause the client device to generate a search interface that includes a first query input field; initial query suggestions; second instructions that cause the client device to: store the initial query suggestions in a suggestion store on the client device; compare query characters input in the first query input field to the query suggestions stored in the suggestion store; select query suggestions that match the query characters input in the first query input field based on the comparison; and display the selected query suggestions as query suggestions for the query characters input into the first query input field.

Method for coordinating updates to database and in-memory cache

A computer method and system of caching. In a multi-threaded application, different threads execute respective transactions accessing a data store (e.g. database) from a single server. The method and system represent status of datastore transactions using respective certain (e.g. Future) parameters. Results of the said transactions are cached based on transaction status as represented by the certain parameters and on data store determination of a subject transaction. The caching employs a two stage commit and effectively forms a two level cache. One levels maps from datastore keys to entries in the cache. Each entry stores a respective last known commit value. The second level provides an optional mapping from a respective transaction as represented by the corresponding certain parameter to an updated value.

Multiple dimensioned database architecture using semi-structured data

A database management system stores data form a plurality of logical tables as independent copies in different format. In one specific example the system organizes tables into table groups and de-normalizes the table in each table group. It also organizes data in a second format including vertical column containers that store all the data for one attribute, there being one column container for each table and each attribute within that table. The receipt of a query causes the system to develop a query plan that can interact with either or both of the container sets.

Method and system for efficiently reading a partitioned directory incident to a serialized process

A method of reading data from a partitioned directory incident to a serialized process. A first read and an offset value are received. A first data block in a modeled fully partitioned directory is identified based on the offset value and a predetermined number of entries associated with a buffer. It is determined whether the first data block in the fully partitioned directory is present in the actual partitioned directory. Zeros are written in the buffer if the first data block in the fully partitioned directory is not present in the actual partitioned directory otherwise the first data block associated with the actual partitioned directory is written to the buffer. A second data block is similarly read by a second read operation and written. The second data block is associated with a second subdirectory, selected based on a horizontal node traversal at a node level of said first subdirectory.

Systems and Methods for Data Storage and Retrieval Using Algebraic Relations Composed from Query Language Statements

Systems and methods for storing and accessing data. A query language statement may reference a plurality of data sets and a plurality of algebraic relations between the data sets may be composed from the query language statement. The algebraic relations may be used to define new data sets and to optimize access to data sets. A store of algebraic relations may be accumulated over time. Alternative collections of algebraic relations may be generated and evaluated to determine an optimized collection of algebraic relations to use in calculating and providing a requested data set. The optimization may be performed using the algebraic relations rather than retrieving underlying data sets from storage. As a result, optimization may be performed at processor speeds to minimize the amount of time required for data to be retrieved from slower storage.

Systems and methods for handling database deadlocks induced by database-centric applications

Systems and methods are provided for handling database deadlocks induced by database-centric applications (DCAs). SQL statements and transactions associated with the DCAs are analyzed and parsed to generate Petri net models. A supervisory modeler generates augmented Petri net models based on the Petri net models, which are used in generating supervisory control. The supervisory control is used in handling database deadlocks.

Mobile terminal and method for controlling mobile terminal

A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal comprises: a touchscreen controllable to display at least one home screen or a lock screen; and a controller configured to: control the touchscreen to display the at least one home screen when the mobile terminal is in a standby state, one of the at least one home screen displaying at least one application object including one or more widget objects; and control the touchscreen to display the lock screen when the mobile terminal is switched from the standby state to a locked state. The lock screen displays a specific widget object of the one or more widget objects if the specific widget object was selected by a user for the lock screen.

Hierarchy modification

A hierarchy of nodes is created, each node being one of associated with an item retrieved according to a condition and associated with a category of information including the item. It is determined whether at least one of the nodes is redundant in the hierarchy. The at least one of the nodes is pruned from the hierarchy if the at least one of the nodes is redundant.

Dynamic place visibility in geo-social networking system

In one embodiment, a user of a social networking system requests to search for a place near the user's current location. The social networking system generates a list of places near the user's current location, select a sub-set from the list of places based on visibility and activity of the user and the user's social contacts for each place in the list, and returns the sub-set to the user.

System, method and computer readable medium for binding authored content to the events used to generate the content

A web page that includes content form fields may be modified to include an event observer module and an authored content module. Events generated during the authoring of content by a user are recorded by the event observer module and sent to an event server with an InteractionID. The authored content module inserts hidden fields into the form fields that are updated with the InteractionID when content is submitted to the web server. The web server provides the InteractionID in a bind request to the event server. The event server binds the content to the events used to create the content in response to the request.

System and method for providing search query refinements

A system and method for providing search query refinements are presented. A stored query and a stored document are associated as a logical pairing. A weight is assigned to the logical pairing. The search query is issued and a set of search documents is produced. At least one search document is matched to at least one stored document. The stored query and the assigned weight associated with the matching at least one stored document are retrieved. At least one cluster is formed based on the stored query and the assigned weight associated with the matching at least one stored document. The stored query associated with the matching at least one stored document are scored for the at least one cluster relative to at least one other cluster. At least one such scored search query is suggested as a set of query refinements.

Method and apparatus for using a search engine advantageously within a contact center system

Apparatus for operating a multimedia contact center, comprising a multimedia contact center system for handling communications sessions between an organization and its customers and obtaining media-specific information relating to the communications session, and a search engine for performing a search in relation to the obtained media-specific information, wherein the multimedia contact center system is configured to use the results from the search in handling the communications session, wherein the results may include heterogeneous material not primarily intended for session handling purposes.

Relative classification of data objects

Systems and methods for use in presenting a plurality of data nodes that include one or more data sets and one or more data objects, wherein each data set includes zero or more data objects and zero or more other data sets. The method includes determining, by a computing device, a data node of interest from the plurality of data nodes, wherein the data node of interest is included in one or more data sets. The computing device depicts the data node of interest as a primary node and depicts at least one of the data sets that includes the data node of interest as a secondary node that is subordinate to the primary node. The computing device also depicts an edge between the primary node and the secondary node.

Query Compilation Optimization System and Method

A system and method of compiling a query involving clumping contiguous constraints of a query into one or more subqueries based on partition organization parameters and evaluating each subquery against a partition of a graph having data records for the corresponding partition organization parameter value. In one example, clumping of contiguous query constraints based on an RDF data component, such as a subject, may be used to evaluating subqueries of a query against one or more partitions of a graph having RDF data records with that subject.

Distributed Query Compilation and Evaluation System and Method

A system and method for distributed query compilation and evaluation involving a first table having a first number of partitions and a second table having a second number of partitions. A query operation, such as a join, is performed for each combination of partitions from the first and second tables. The result of each query operation on each combination of partitions is organized into a third number of partitions. A number of tables equal to the third number are generated with each table including one of the partition results from each of the query operation combinations.

Sizing content recommendation system

In various example embodiments, systems and methods to provide sizing content recommendations are provided. Search parameters are received from a user. In response, sizing data for the user is accessed. Using the sizing data, content from a marketplace matching the sizing data and the search parameters are determined. The matching content comprises a list of one or more items available from the marketplace. The matching content is prioritized for presentation to the user.

Methods, systems, or apparatuses, to process, create, or transmit one or more messages relating to goods or services

Embodiments of methods, systems, or apparatuses relating to data processing and more particularly to methods, systems, or apparatuses to process, create, or transmit, one or more messages relating to goods or services.

Support for a parameterized query/view in complex event processing

The present invention includes a method for providing parameterized queries in complex event processing (CEP). The method includes providing a query template which includes one or more bind variables, providing sets of parameters corresponding to the one or more bind variables, and parsing the query template to determine positions of the one or more bind variables. The method further includes scanning the provided sets of parameters to determine which of the sets of parameters are to be bound to the one or more bind variables, binding the one or more bind variables which are determined to be bound to the sets of parameters, and substituting the bound one or more bind variables with the corresponding sets of parameters. The method further includes injecting all incarnations of the parameterized queries into the system, and one template/parameterized query is configured to run them all.

Systems, methods, and apparatus for facilitating chemical analyses

A knowledge management platform eliminates the trial and error process for analytical chemists in, for example, identifying appropriate methodologies for separating mixtures of chemical compounds. The platform allows the analytical chemists to perform a variety of searches on data existing from previous experiments, procedures, and/or processes. The platform may be employed to make faster decisions, and ultimately decreases the time taken in selecting an appropriate separation methodology.

System and method for aggregating query results in a fault-tolerant database management system

A redundant array of independent nodes are networked together. Each node executes an instance of an application that provides object-based storage. Metadata objects are stored in a set of regions distributed among the nodes across the array. A given region is identified by hashing a metadata object attribute and extracting a given set of bits of a resulting hash value. A method of managing query results comprises: receiving, by a first node of the plurality of independent nodes from a client application, a request for a list of objects with a criterion; issuing by the first node a query to all the nodes based on the received request; processing the query by each node over the regions in the node using the metadata objects stored in the regions; aggregating and filtering by the first node results of the query from all the nodes; and returning by the first node the aggregated and filtered results to the client application.

Methods And Apparatus For Selecting Updates To Associated Records To Publish On An Information Feed Using Importance Weights In An On-Demand Database Service Environment

Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for selecting updates to associated records to publish on an information feed in an on-demand database service environment. In one embodiment, one or more updates associated with a data record are stored in a database. One or more criteria are applied to the one or more updates to generate an importance weight associated with each update. The one or more importance weights are compared with a designated threshold. When one or more importance weights are identified as meeting or exceeding the designated threshold, the one or more updates associated with the identified one or more importance weights are provided as one or more candidates for publication on an information feed associated with the data record, where the information feed is capable of being displayed on a display device.

Supporting efficient partial update of hierarchically structured documents based on record storage

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for performing a partial update of a hierarchically structured document referencing one or more records stored in a database. An expression specifying one or more updates to be applied to the document is received. The document is searched to find update target position(s). Based on the received expression, a pending update list is built. When an update target position is found, a row of a document column in a base table is updated with the new version number for the document. New database records for insertion into the new document version are generated from the pending update list. Old database records to be replaced are identified. A database table for the document is updated to mark the old database records as obsolete and to add new database records to be referenced in the new version of the document.

Generating candidate entities using over frequent keys

Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for matching an inbound identity record to existing entities. A composite generic key may be generated from multiple entity resolution (ER) candidate-building keys determined to be generic keys. A query may be generated based on the composite generic key and executed to retrieve candidate entities for an inbound identity record.

System, method and computer program product for validating one or more metadata objects

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment.

Complex event processing apparatus and complex event processing method

When a detecting complex event condition expression is changed, a rule comparing unit compares the complex event condition expressions before and after the change. The changed portion identifying unit identifies the changed portion based on the comparison result, and the parallel operating unit operates the complex event condition expressions before and after the change in parallel for the detecting complex event condition expression including the identified changed portion. In this manner, the complex event processing apparatus disclosed therein can dynamically change a detecting complex event condition expression used in the complex event processing.

Master data management hierarchy merging

A method, system, apparatus, and article of manufacture is configured to merge hierarchies in a computer system. A relational database management system (RDBMS) stores information in the computer system. As part of a process and framework, a series of business rules and process workflows that manage data (that is hierarchical in nature) that resides in one or more RDBMS tables are maintained. A first and second hierarchy table are obtained/defined. A placeholder column that will contain mapping information may be defined with the database schema. User input is accepted that identifies data in the second table that maps to data in the first table. Based on the user input, the data in the second table is mapped to the data in the first table. The mapping is utilized to create a merged hierarchy in RDBMS.

Data aggregation module supporting dynamic query responsive aggregation during the servicing of database query requests provided by one or more client machines

Improved method of and apparatus for aggregating data elements in multidimensional databases (MDDB). In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus is realized in the form of a high-performance stand-alone (i.e. external) aggregation server which can be plugged-into conventional MOLAP systems to achieve significant improvements in system performance. In accordance with the principles of the present invention, the stand-alone aggregation server contains a scalable MDDB and a high-performance aggregation engine that are integrated into the modular architecture of the aggregation server. The stand-alone aggregation server of the present invention can uniformly distribute data elements among a plurality of processors, for balanced loading and processing, and therefore is highly scalable.

Reading rows from memory prior to reading rows from secondary storage

In an embodiment, a first plurality of rows of a first table are read from memory in an order of page addresses of pages in the memory that comprise the first plurality of rows. First selected rows from the first plurality of rows that meet a query predicate are stored into a result set. After the reading the first plurality of rows in the order of the page addresses, a second plurality of rows of the first table are read from secondary storage, in an order of row identifiers of the second plurality of the rows in the first table. Second selected rows from the second plurality of rows that meet the query predicate are stored into the result set.

Systems and Methods for Annotating Biomolecule Data

Systems, methods, software and computer-usable media for annotating biomolecule-related data are disclosed. In certain exemplified embodiments, the biomolecules can be nucleic acids and the data can be sequence-related data. In various embodiments, systems can include one or more public or private biological attributes (e.g., annotation information databases, data storage devices and systems, etc.) sources, one or more genomic features data sources (e.g., genomic variant tools, genomic variant databases, genomic variant data storage devices and systems, etc.), a computing device (e.g., workstation, server, personal computer, mobile device, etc.) hosting an annotations module and/or a reporting module, and a client terminal.

Systems and methods for customized electronic communications

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods customizing electronic communications. A future event associated with a first user may be determined, and a second user that is associated with the first user and the future event may be identified. A plurality of communications involving the first user and the second user may be analyzed. A selection rule may be applied based on the analyzed plurality of communications, the selection rule identifying content from the database. Content from the database may be selected based on the application of the selection rule. An electronic message may be provided to the first user identifying the future event, and the selected content may be provided to the first user.

Method and device for sharing telephone number information

The disclosure discloses a method and device for sharing telephone number information. A local mobile terminal sends search request information for target user to at least one selected mobile terminal; the selected mobile terminal receives and identifies the search request information; the selected mobile terminal searches for the telephone number information of the target user in itself according to the search request information and feeds back search result to the local mobile terminal. Because a third party server is not needed to take part in the search, the disclosure guarantees higher real-time performance of search, and because the help of a third party mobile terminal can be further requested during searching process, the effectiveness of search can be guaranteed together.

Method and system for presenting search requests in a plurality of tabs

Systems and methods for providing search results in a plurality of tabs are described. In one example embodiment, a search term is received. In response, one or more keywords associated with the search term are obtained. Next, respective searches using respective keywords of the one or more keywords are performed to obtain respective results. The results are presented to a client machine for presentation. The presentation comprises a plurality of tabbed pages where each tabbed page of the plurality of tabbed pages including a respective keyword and a respective portion of the results corresponding to the respective keyword.

Graphical manipulation of data objects

In an embodiment, a user input defining an enclosed, graphical shape on a video display is received. A number of graphical items are identified as being included within the enclosed, graphical shape. Here, each graphical item is displayed on the video display and represents a data object that has a number of properties. A property is extracted from the number of properties that the data objects have in common based on the identification. A number of other manipulation techniques are also described.

Domain expertise determination

A user's domain expertise may be estimated through several factors by monitoring different aspects of a user's interaction with a web browser. Based on the user's domain expertise, search results may be presented to the user that is commensurate with their expertise, resulting in a more efficient and productive on line session. A user's expertise in a knowledge domain may be determined from the user's behavior, including analyzing search queries, monitoring how the user navigates between and through websites, and analyzing the specific cites visited. As a user interacts with a browser, the user's estimated domain expertise may be updated and used to provide appropriate and useful search results. In many embodiments, a user may have different expertise levels for different technical domains.

Intelligent Data Caching

Methods, program products, and systems implementing intelligent data caching are disclosed. A client can send a request for data to a server. The request can include a query and a query context. The query can retrieve more data than can be displayed in a current page. The query context can specify a quantity of data records that can be displayed in the current page. The client can receive from the server two sets of data in response to the request. The first set of data can include row identifiers of data records that satisfy the query. The second set of data can include data records that can be displayed in the current page. The client can store the two sets of data in one or more buffers (e.g., two buffers) and update buffer(s) when different data records are displayed (e.g., when a user scrolls through pages).

Shared Image Database With Geographic Navigation

There is disclosed a method and device for operating an image database shared by a plurality of users. In an embodiment, each image captured by a user and stored in a shared image database is associating with the geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was captured. A search engine for the image database is configured to accept geographic coordinates as a search criterion for locating at least one captured image stored in the shared image database. The images having location coordinates within a predefined range of geographic coordinates is displayed to the user.

Query suggestions from documents

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting search query suggestions. In an aspect, query triggers in a resource are identified at a client device. For each query trigger identified in the resource, a rank score for the query trigger based on query trigger attributes is calculated at the client device. The query triggers are ranked at the client device based on the rank scores. Search query suggestions are generated at the client device from the query triggers identified in the resource. The search query suggestions include terms of the query triggers, expansion terms of the query triggers, and search query suggestions generated from templates applied to the terms of the query triggers and expansion terms of the query triggers. The search query suggestions are presented at the client device according to the rank of the corresponding query triggers.

Systems and computer program product for cost estimation using partially applied predicates

In accordance with aspects of the present invention, provided are systems and computer program products for incrementally estimating the cardinality of a derived relation including statistically correlated partially applicable predicates for a range-partitioned table. During the generation of a QEP a cardinality estimate is calculated in which one or more partially applicable predicates is correlated to another partially applicable predicate and/or to one or more fully applicable predicates. The cardinality includes a number of rows expected to be returned by the QEP and is computed in an incremental fashion for each operator of the QEP.

Hybrid-distribution model for search engine indexes

Methods and systems are provided for using a hybrid-distribution system to identify relevant documents based on a search query. A group of documents is assigned to a particular segment. The group of documents is indexed both by atom and by document to form a reverse index and a forward index. Both indexes are divided amongst each node in that segment so that each node is responsible for storing and accessing a different portion of both the reverse and forward indexes. The reverse index portion is accessed on each of a first set of nodes to identify a first set of documents that is relevant to a particular search query. Document identifications associated with the first set of documents are used to identify a second set of nodes that access their forward index portions to limit the number of relevant documents to a second set of documents.

Message classification using legitimate contact points

A system and method are disclosed for classifying a message. The method includes receiving the message, identifying all items of a certain type in the message, determining whether each of the items meets a criterion, and in the event that all the items are determined to meet the criterion, determining a classification of the message. The system includes an interface configured to receive the message, a processor coupled to the interface, configured to identify all items of a certain type in the message; determine whether each of the items meets a criterion; and in the event that all the items are determined to meet the criterion, determine a classification of the message.

Compliance Rules Analytics Engine

The present invention relates to compliance rules analytics systems and methods for facilitating compliance, such as the compliance of an investment portfolio or a set of investment portfolios, with a rule or a set of rules.

Techniques for organizing single or multi-column temporal data in r-tree spatial indexes

Techniques for organizing single or multi-column temporal data into R-tree spatial indexes are provided. Temporal data for single or multiple column data, within a database system, is converted into one or more line segments. The resulting line segments are transformed into a minimum bounding rectangle (MBR). Finally, the MBR is inserted into an R-tree spatial index.

Incremental query refinement

A method of incrementally refining queries and updating query result lists without requiring a user to provide an explicit indicator of query submission. In the method, one or more query related character patterns are defined. Entry of query defining characters by a user is monitored to detect entry of a defined query related character pattern. The user is provided with one or more suggested query refinement options and an updated query result list each time a defined query related character pattern is detected. The query related character patterns may be a character pattern that indicates a word has been input by the user.

Note management methods and systems

Note management methods and systems are provided. First, inputs are received along a timeline, and at least one note is generated according to the inputs. The at least one note is recorded and arranged along the timeline. In some embodiments, a thumbnail is generated for a respective predefined interval on the timeline according to the at least one node in the respective predefined interval, and the thumbnail of the respective predefined interval is displayed along the timeline.

Method And Means For Data Searching And Language Translation

The invention relates to data searching and translation. In particular, the invention relates to searching documents from the Internet or databases. Even further, the invention also relates to translating words in documents, WebPages, images or speech from one language to the next. A computer implemented method including at least one computer in accordance with the invention is characterised by the following steps: receiving a search query including at least one search term, deriving at least one synonym for at least one search term, expanding the received search query with the at least one synonym, searching at least one document using the expanded search query, retrieving the search results obtained with the expanded query, ranking the search results based on context of occurrence of at least one search term. The best mode of the invention is considered to be an Internet search engine that delivers better search results.

Method, system, and computer readable storage for affiliate group searching

A method for allowing an information seeker to utilize affiliate group searching involving human searchers who are members of particular information affiliate groups. Each affiliate group has an area of expertise in which they are particularly skilled. In at least one embodiment, the method includes accepting designation of an affiliate group for providing information searching and presenting search results produced by a member of the affiliate group to an information seeker.

Predictive conversion systems and methods

In one embodiment, a system and method of predicting sale transaction conversion rate of an item operates through a search of information in response to a query over a network. The item can be included in a category of items. Information for other relevant items of the category is available through network query and historical data, among others. Respective information for the other items of the category is available to the method. The system and method includes discovering available information of the item of interest, extracting certain of the available information of the item, analyzing the certain information for the item by comparing the information to other item information for the category of items, weighting the information for the commercial item in comparison to other items of the category, calculating a predictive score for the commercial item of interest, and presenting the information of the commercial item of interest ranked according to the predictive score as compared to other items of the category.

Calculating State of Cryptographic Objects and Generating Search Filter for Querying Cryptographic Objects

Mechanisms are provided for calculating state of cryptographic objects and generating search filters for querying cryptographic objects based on the given state or on the given combination of unique states. The mechanism to calculate a state of a cryptographic object allows an application or system to resolve the current state of any cryptographic object with the following set of state altering date values: initial date, activation date, deactivation date, compromise date, and destroy date. A processing module may retrieve the state meta-data and calculate the current state of a given cryptographic object. The current state may be, for example, one of the following: unknown, pre-active, active, deactivated, compromised, destroyed, and destroyed-compromised. The mechanism to generate a search filter may generate a search query language (SQL) search filter to query for cryptographic objects using the state altering date values stored for each object.

Methods, apparatus, systems and computer readable mediums for use in sharing information between entities

In one aspect, a method comprises: receiving, by a first processing system, information indicating that a second processing system has content that is to be provided to the first processing system; receiving, by the first processing system, content and at least one identifier from the second processing system; determining, by the first processing system and based at least in part on the at least one identifier, whether the content is another version of content previously received by the first processing system; receiving, by the first processing system, information indicating that a third processing system is to receive content from the first processing system; and transmitting, by the first processing system, the content, at least one identifier and version information to the third processing system, wherein the version information indicates whether the transmitted content is another version of content that has been previously transmitted by the first processing system to the third processing system.

Sender-Based Ranking of Person Profiles and Multi-Person Automatic Suggestions

Systems and methods for searching of information regarding persons or to provide assistance for completion during address input. In one embodiment, a method includes automatically generating profiles for persons identified in messages, such as outgoing emails. Based on how the addresses of the persons are used in outgoing messages, the relevancy scores of the addresses are determined. When a user is searching for information or typing an address, the profiles and the relevancy scores are used to identify and sort search results or suggestions for the completion of the address input.

Systems and techniques for utilizing resource aware queues and/or service sharing in a multi-server environment

Systems and techniques for utilizing resource aware queues and/or service sharing in a multi-server environment. Requests directed to an application server are received into one or more queues in front of the application server. An acknowledgement of the requests is provided in response to the requests being received by the one or more queues. Metadata associated with the requests is utilized to manage the one or more queues. The requests from the one or more queues are processed based on the metadata.

Displaying a Data Set

A computer-implemented method for displaying a data set includes: receiving, in a device and from a backend system, a data set with multiple dimensions generated by a query performed on a database, the query stored in the backend system; assigning, to an innermost-dimension area displayed on the device, only member-data pairs of an innermost dimension that are associated with a first member in another dimension; receiving an input that identifies a second member in the other dimension, the input generated with an input control assigned to the other dimension; and in response to the input, instead assigning to the displayed innermost-dimension area only member-data pairs of the innermost dimension that are associated with the second member in the other dimension.

Execution plans with different driver sources in multiple threads

In an embodiment, a first driver source specified by a first execution plan that implements a query is designated, and a second driver source specified by a second execution plan that implements the query is designated. A portion of the first execution plan and a portion of the second execution plan are executed. If a unique identifier of a first row returned by the executing the portion of the first execution plan does not match all unique identifiers of all rows from the second driver source that were saved to a result set by the executing the portion of the second execution plan, then the first row returned by the executing the portion of the first execution plan is added to the result set and the unique identifier of the first row that was returned by the executing the portion of the first execution plan is added to a unique identifier log.

Collaborative filtering with hashing

Systems, methods, and machine readable and executable instructions are provided for collaborative filtering. Collaborative filtering includes representing users and objects by rows and columns in an ordinal ratings matrix having a particular dimensional space. Values in the ordinal ratings matrix are weighted with a weight matrix having the particular dimensional space. The weight matrix is hashed into a lower dimensional space by one of row and column by multiplying a projection matrix by the weight matrix. The ordinal ratings matrix is hashed into a lower dimensional space by multiplying the projection matrix by an element-wise product of the weight matrix and the ordinal ratings matrix to form a reduced ratings matrix, and element-wise dividing the reduced ratings matrix by the hashed weight matrix. The hashed ordinal ratings matrix and the hashed weight matrix are low-rank approximated by alternating least squares. A result of the low-rank approximation for the one of row and column is updated using the ordinal ratings matrix and the weight matrix. A recommendation of one of the objects can be generated for one of the users based on the updated result.

Mapping from objects to data model

Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to mapping from application objects to an abstract data model. In aspects, a mapper receives registrations that indicate behavior (e.g., how objects are constructed, modified, or examined) of application objects. The behavior may be specified using user-supplied expressions. The mapper aggregates this data and uses it to map application requests for data access into one or more operations that operate on the abstract data model. A data access layer may then translate the operations into actions to access data corresponding to the requests from a store. If appropriate, data obtained from the store may then be inserted into application objects as indicated by the registrations.

SADL Query View - A Model-Driven Approach to Speed-Up Read-Only Use Cases

Embodiments of the invention relate to computing, and in particular, to a systems and methods for a querying a database. Certain embodiments implement a model-driven database query (“the SADL query”) facilitating a design-time tool that allows a developer to create the query based upon existing Business Objects (BOs) and their associations. This SADL query leverages mapping between business-layer entities and database-layer entities, such mapping being derived from association metadata already extant in the business model used to create the Business Objects. In certain embodiments, query views may be based upon associations present within the business layer, rather than upon database-level entities (such as joins or restriction rules) that are typically relied upon in conventional query creation. Embodiments of the present invention may thus align query creation more closely with the structure of the business layer, and may also render query design agnostic relative to the identity of the underlying database.

System and method for contextual data modeling utilizing tags

Sorting and displaying data objects is facilitated by displaying a collection of tags, each representing a respective data object, and each including identifying information for its respective data object. The organization of the tags with respect to one another is correlated with the organization of the data objects. Responsive to user input, the tags are displayed in a specified arrangement, and a new tag and an associated new data object associated with the new tag are created. A user is permitted to specify parameter values for the new data object, which is added to the existing data objects at a location that corresponds to a location of the new tag within the organization of the tags. The new data table thus includes the new data object arranged in order with the previous data objects as determined by the organization of the tags and the new tag.

Filtering queried data on data stores

A data set may be distributed over many data stores, and a query may be distributively evaluated by several data stores with the results combined to form a query result (e.g., utilizing a MapReduce framework). However, such architectures may violate security principles by performing sophisticated processing, including the execution of arbitrary code, on the same machines that store the data. Instead of processing queries, a data store may be configured only to receive requests specifying one or more filtering criteria, and to provide the data items satisfying the filtering criteria. A compute node may apply a query by generating a request including one o more filter criteria, providing the request to a data node, and applying the remainder of the query (including sophisticated processing, and potentially the execution of arbitrary code) to the data items provided by the data node, thereby improving the security and efficiency of query processing.

Just-in-time analytics on large file systems

As file systems reach the petabytes scale, users and administrators are increasingly interested in acquiring high-level analytical information for file management and analysis. Two particularly important tasks are the processing of aggregate and top-k queries which, unfortunately, cannot be quickly answered by hierarchical file systems such as ext3 and NTFS. Existing pre-processing based solutions, e.g., file system crawling and index building, consume a significant amount of time and space (for generating and maintaining the indexes) which in many cases cannot be justified by the infrequent usage of such solutions. User interests can often be sufficiently satisfied by approximate (i.e., statistically accurate) answers. A just-in-time sampling-based system can, after consuming a small number of disk accesses, produce extremely accurate answers for a broad class of aggregate and top-k queries over a file system without the requirement of any prior knowledge. The system is efficient, accurate and scalable.

Human relationships registering system and device for registering human relationships, program for registering human relationships, and medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by computer

To provide a human relationships registering system, a method and a server for registering human relationships, a program for registering human relationships, and a medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by a computer, all of which are used to establish wide and close relationships with members having a variety of occupations or engaged in various technical fields and to obtain expert knowledge or information. The human relationships registering system comprises first data processing units 2 and 3 including sections for receiving personal data of a new member, and a second data processing unit including a section for storing the received personal data. The second data processing unit stores the personal data of the new member in correlation to an existing member when the existing member confirms the new member.

Method for optimising the placement of at least two pieces of information

Method for optimising the placement of at least two pieces of information in at least one display section of a display area managed by a system, wherein said system communicates with an Information Optimisation Centre through the sending and receiving of packets of instructions and/or requests, wherein said packets of instructions comprise data regarding a location of at least one piece of information and instructions regarding at least two pieces of information are sent in the same packet. The invention also relates to a system for optimising the placement of at least two pieces of information in at least one display section of a display area, comprising optimisation means for selecting at least two pieces of information corresponding to at least one display section, wherein said system further comprises at least one packet of instructions regarding the selection of at least two pieces of information by said optimisation means and said packet of instructions comprises data regarding a location of at least one piece of information and that instructions regarding at least two pieces of information are sent in the same packet of instructions.

Numeric, decimal and date field compression

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for accessing data in a computer system. Compression and decompression functions are associated with a column of the table, in order to perform compression of decimal, numeric or date data stored in the column when the data is inserted or updated in the table, and in order to perform decompression of the data stored in the column when the data is retrieved from the table. The compression function compresses and stores the data in a fixed-length compressed field in the column without a length value, and the fixed-length compressed field has a size that is determined by a range of values for the data stored in the fixed-length compressed field. The decompression function retrieves and decompresses the data from the fixed-length compressed field.

Progressive spatial searching using augmented structures

A location associated with a user of a computing device and a prefix portion of an input string may be received as one or more successive characters of the input string are provided by the user via the computing device. A list of suggested items may be obtained based on a function of respective recommendation indicators and proximities of the items to the location in response to receiving the prefix portion, and based on partially traversing a character string search structure having a plurality of non-terminal nodes augmented with bound indicators associated with spatial regions. The list of suggested items and descriptive information associated with each suggested item may be returned to the user, in response to receiving the prefix portion, for rendering an image illustrating indicators associated with the list in a manner relative to the location, as the user provides each successive character of the input string.

Inverse search systems and methods

Inverse search systems and methods operate on identifiers of content items in a corpus such as the World Wide Web In an inverse search, the user submits a query that includes an identifier of a target content item in the corpus and receives information (metadata) about the target content item being returned to the user. Many types of metadata can be returned, including ratings or other metadata related to the target content item obtained from users, popularity data specific to the target content item, information about previously submitted forward search queries that led to the target content item being identified as a hit, and metadata extracted from the target content item.

Mobile Application Search Method and System Using Human Activity Knowledge Database

Disclosed is a mobile application search method and system using a human activity knowledge database. The mobile application search system includes a user interface unit that provides an input environment to allow a user to input a user query and displays a mobile application search result related to the user query and a mobile application search engine that receives the user query from the user interface unit and searches for a mobile application related to the user query using an activity knowledge database in which a list of elements involved in achieving a plurality of goals that people desire in daily life is stored. The present invention increases the user's satisfaction by solving a word mismatching problem between a user query and a mobile application and improves mobile application search performance using a human activity knowledge database.

Scalable computer arrangement and method

A scalable computer arrangement and method accesses certain stored information using algorithms. The validity of the algorithms and retrieved data are determined by validity management modules. If the algorithm or the retrieved data is determined to be invalid, the algorithm or retrieved data may be updated to self-correct dynamically over time with changing stored information. In another embodiment, the computer arrangement includes standardized database access systems having hyper objects for accessing information across the network in a standardized manner, even though the networked databases may employ different schema and formats. Each computer system operates independently, and yet is able to dynamically self correct when invalid algorithms or data is determined. New computer systems can be added or removed without requiring adjustments to its database schema or formats and without synchronizing with the existing networked computer systems.

Word pair acquisition apparatus, word pair acquisition method, and program

Conventionally, it has been impossible to appropriately acquire word pairs having a prescribed relationship. Such word pairs can be appropriately acquired with a word pair acquisition apparatus including: a word class information storage unit in which word class information can be stored; a class pair favorableness degree storage unit in which a class pair favorableness can be stored; a seed pattern storage unit in which can be stored one or more seed patterns; a word pair acquisition unit that acquires one or more word pairs co-occurring with the seed pattern from sentence groups; a class pair favorableness degree acquisition unit that acquires a class pair favorableness degree; a score determination unit that uses the class pair favorableness degree to determine a score of each of the word pairs; and a word pair selection unit that acquires one or more word pairs having a high score.

Method and system for dynamic templatized query language in software

A system to automatically generate query language in software is described. The system receives a request for data that is persistently stored in a database. The system selects a predefined query template from a number of query templates based on the request. The system utilizes the query template to receive content from at least one different source, the first source being a prototype data object. The system generates a query statement based on the query template that includes the content. Finally the system queries the database using the query statement to retrieve the requested data.

Data staging for results of analytics

Systems and methods of data staging for results of analytics are disclosed. An example of a method includes maintaining current results from the analytics in a first data structure, the first data structure having a label identifying first data structure as a target for queries. The method also includes maintaining prior results from the analytics in at least one other data structure. The method also includes changing the label of the first data structure after a predetermined time. The method also includes assigning the label to one of the other data structures, wherein the label identifies the one of the other data structures as the target for queries.

System and method for supplying missing impact factors in a database

Systems and methods of supplying missing impact factors in a database. An example of a method is carried out by program code stored on non-transient computer-readable medium and executed by a processor. The method includes providing a matrix of each tree in the database in computer-readable medium, with each dimension in the matrix representing a node of the tree, and each of another dimension in the matrix representing an impact factor for a component of a system under consideration. The method also includes identifying at least one missing impact factor in the matrix. The method also includes estimating the missing impact factor and populating the estimated impact factor in the matrix in the computer-readable medium.

Tokenized Search Suggestions

Embodiments of tokenized search suggestions include generating, by at least one suggestion engine executing on a data processing system, first suggestions based on first text input in a text input field. The first suggestions are displayed on a display device and a selection of one of the first suggestions is received. The first text input is replaced with a first token corresponding to the selected one of the first suggestions. The at least one suggestion engine generates second suggestions based on second text input in the text input field and filters the second suggestions using the selected one of the first suggestions. The filtered selections are displayed on a display device.

Database index profile based weights for cost computation

Database tables can have different types of database indices defined for the database tables and different numbers of database indices. The efficiency of reading the indexes can vary with the different profiles of the indexes, which impacts the costs of access plans that use the indexes. Weights can be predefined to reflect the relative efficiencies of the different characteristics. Costs can be computed in accordance with a variety of techniques (e.g., based on edge traversals). The weights can be predefined to reduce costs, increase costs, or a combination thereof. A database management application or associated application or program can also refine or revise these weights based on statistical data gathered about the operation of the database and/or heuristics that are developed based on observations/research. The corresponding weights can be adjusted accordingly.

Medical device adjusting operation when used with non-authenticated patient parameter collecting accessory

Embodiments are directed to a medical device, such as a defibrillator, for use with an accessory capable of collecting a parameter of a patient. The medical device is capable of at least performing a basic functionality, an advanced functionality, and of defibrillating the patient. The medical device includes an energy storage module within a housing for storing an electrical charge that is to be delivered to the patient for the defibrillating. The medical device includes a processor structured to determine whether a data set received from the accessory confirms or not a preset authentication criterion about the accessory. Although when the accessory is coupled to the housing the medical device is capable of the defibrillating and the basic functionality, the medical device is capable of the advanced functionality only when the accessory is coupled to the housing and it is determined that the preset authentication criterion is confirmed. Embodiments also include methods of operation and a programmed solution.

System and method for executing queries

There is provided a computer-implemented method of executing a query plan against a database. An exemplary method comprises accessing a first subset of rows of a database table using a direct access method for an index. The query plan may comprise the direct access method. The exemplary method also comprises determining a processing cost of accessing the first subset of rows. The exemplary method further comprises modifying the direct access method for the index in response to determining that the processing cost exceeds a specified threshold. Additionally, the exemplary method comprises accessing a second subset of rows of the database table using the modified direct access method.

Information matching apparatus, information matching system, method of matching information, and computer readable storage medium having stored information matching program

The information matching apparatus includes: an index information generating unit that acquires a matching result value representing a result of each matching between a plurality of records configured by sets of values corresponding to items and generates a frequency distribution table in which the acquired matching result value is set as a class; and an index output unit that outputs indices comprehensively evaluating a plurality of matching results based on the frequency distribution table generated by the index information generating unit.

Database query optimizer that takes network choice into consideration

In a networked computer system that includes multiple nodes and multiple networks interconnecting the nodes, a database query optimizer takes network choice into consideration when optimizing a query. The query optimizer logs historical information for queries that includes network information. A network monitor determines network characteristics of the multiple networks. The query optimizer then selects a network for a query based on the network characteristics, and optionally based on the historical information as well. The result is a query optimizer that takes network choice into consideration, thereby providing a query that is optimized according to the characteristics of the networks.

Automatic Display of Synergized Status Information

A system and a method are disclosed for presenting static and dynamic data on a mobile device for a contact responsive to a communication with the contact. When a communication is initiated, a contact is identified based on static information such as an email address or a phone number. Additionally, dynamic data, such as a status message posted on a social networking service associated with contact, or a location of the contact is retrieved from appropriate services or databases in real time. The retrieved dynamic data is displayed on a user interface on the mobile device in substantially real-time, allowing the user to view static and dynamic information about a contact.

Method and Apparatus for Adjustable Data Matching

A method and apparatus for performing a matching operation on data are disclosed. With an exemplary embodiment, a programmable logic device can be used to search for data of interest to an application, where the programmable logic device processes streaming data against a data key to generate a signal indicative of a similarity between the streaming data and the data key and compares the generated signal with a defined threshold to thereby determine whether the streaming data is deemed a match to the data key, wherein the threshold is adjustable to control whether the programmable logic device performs an approximate match operation or an exact match operation, and further to control, for an approximate match operation, a degree of approximate matches returned by the approximate match operation.

Search mediation system

A user registers information in searcher information storage in advance. Database creators register provision conditions of information in provision condition storage as a rule for defining information granularity. When a query request is received from a user terminal, a search request is sent to each database. Query results from the each database are acquired, and information to be provided into a form at an appropriate information granularity is sent to the user terminal. A third party may register disclosure restriction information. In this manner, a search mediation system capable of controlling information to be disclosed according to the searcher who wants to access to the information is provided.

Database Calculation Engine

A select query or a data referencing a calculation scenario is received by a database server from a remote application server. The specified calculation scenario is one of a plurality of calculation scenarios and it defines a data flow model that includes one or more calculation nodes. Each calculation node defines one or more operations to execute on the database server. Thereafter, the database server instantiates the specified calculation scenario and executes the operations defined by the calculation nodes of the instantiated calculation scenario to result in a responsive data set. This data set is then provided by the database server to the application server. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Enterprise level data management

A system for identifying data of interest from among a multiplicity of data elements residing on multiple platforms in an enterprise, the system including background data characterization functionality characterizing the data of interest at least by at least one content characteristic thereof and at least one access metric thereof, the at least one access metric being selected from data access permissions and actual data access history and near real time data matching functionality selecting the data of interest by considering only data elements which have the at least one content characteristic thereof and the at least one access metric thereof from among the multiplicity of data elements.

Search Method and System

The present disclosure discloses a search method and system. A method obtains a first search result set of first search results relevant to query data submitted by a client. According to a first relevance score and a preset diversity field of each first search result in the first search result set, a second relevance score of each first search result is calculated. The preset diversity field represents an attribute category of a respective first search result. According to the first relevance score and the second relevance score, a relevance parameter score for each first search result is generated. According to a preset number of second search results and the relevance parameter score, the present number of second search results are extracted from the first search result set to display to the client. The technique achieves lower consumption of system resources, faster computation speed and more flexibility in diversification of search results.

Method and system for selecting, retrieving, visualizing and exploring time-oriented data in multiple subject records

Provided herein system and method for analyzing time oriented data in a plurality of records, by defining a knowledge base in a domain and linking it to a database of a plurality of records, each storing at least one instance of time oriented data based on at least one concept defined in the knowledge base; and specifying at least one constraint on the subject records; and retrieving subject records which satisfy at least one constraint and graphically displaying at least one instance of time oriented data stored in the retrieved subject records; and exploring at least one association between the instance of time oriented data stored in the retrieved records.

Universal cache management system

Techniques for universal cache management are described. In an example embodiment, a plurality of caches are allocated, in volatile memory of a computing device, to a plurality of data-processing instances, where each one of the plurality of caches is exclusively allocated to a separate one of the plurality of data-processing instances. A common cache is allocated in the volatile memory of the computing device, where the common cache is shared by the plurality of data-processing instances. Each instance of the plurality of data-processing instances is configured to: indentify a data block in the particular cache allocated to that instance, where the data block has not been changed since the data block was last persistently written to one or more storage devices; cause the data block to be stored in the common cache; and remove the data block from the particular cache. Data blocks in the common cache are maintained without being persistently written to the one or more storage devices.

Sampling based data de-duplication

Example apparatus, methods, and computers perform sampling based data de-duplication. One example method controls a data de-duplication computer to compute a sampling sequence for a sub-block of data and to use the sampling sequence to locate a stored sub-block known to the data de-duplication computer. Upon finding a stored sub-block to compare to, the method includes controlling the data de-duplication computer to determine a degree of similarity (e.g., duplicate, very similar, somewhat similar, very dissimilar, completely dissimilar, x % similar) between the sub-block and the stored sub-block and to control whether and how the sub-block is stored and/or transmitted based on the degree of similarity. The degree of similarity can also control whether and how the data de-duplication computer updates a dedupe data structure(s) that stores information for finding groups of similarity sampling sequence related sub-blocks.

Method and apparatus for analyzing and applying data related to customer interactions with social media

Embodiments of the invention provide techniques that quantize community interactions with social media to understand and influence consumer experiences.

Method and apparatus for internet-based human network brokering

Matches between search queries and potential targets of such search queries are automatically brokered by (i) comparing search criteria specified in the search queries with profile criteria describing the potential targets, and (ii) reporting instances of acceptable correspondence between the search criteria and the profile criteria, provided that access controls associated with the profile criteria of the targets permit such reporting in light of access levels assigned to the search inquiries. Initiators, using client applications at various remote locations, may formulate the search queries and the brokering may be performed at one or more server locations communicatively coupled (e.g., via the Internet) thereto. The profile criteria may include portions of rich descriptive profiles of the potential targets.

Website, user interfaces, and applications facilitating improved media search capability

A method for improving media search capability includes providing a user with access to an interface that allows the user to provide one or more inputs relating to an item of media (such as an audio or video recording of a song or a cover song), performing a media search in response to the one or more inputs, and presenting search results via an interactive display generated depending upon media ratings, wherein one or more of the media ratings is determined from media ratings inputs depending upon one or more metrics associated with sources or providers of the media ratings inputs.

Search engine optimization using page anchors

A web content search request including a search term is received at a searching/indexing device. A web search is performed based upon the search term. A markup language (ML) document returned via the web search including the search term is parsed. A location of the search term within the ML document is identified. A hypertext link to the identified location of the search term within the ML document is configured.

Intuitive data visualization method

A computer software program, method and system has a data visualization scheme in the form of plural identifiable virtual characters in a familiar virtual environment that is relevant for the characters and in which the characters act in the context of the environment and in a manner that is indicative of the data or data set portrayed by each character. From the actions and interactions of the virtual characters in the context of the virtual environment, information about the nature and interactions of the data and data sets is quickly and intuitively appreciated by a viewer.

Data arrangement calculating system, data arrangement calculating method, master unit and data arranging method

A data arrangement calculating system including a master unit and a plurality of slave units connected with said master unit. The master unit includes a data arranging section and a job allocating section. The data arranging section includes a data dividing section and an arranging section configured to arrange a first block of the blocks in a first slave unit of the plurality of slave units as an owner block, and arrange the replica block of a second block of the blocks next to the first block in the first slave unit. The first slave unit includes a data retaining section configured to retain said first block and the replica block of said second block and a job executing section. The job executing section executes the sliding window calculation by using the first block and the replica block of the second block.