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13,400 | 13,400 | 14,448,725 | 3,682 | Methods and systems are disclosed for managing the communications and information resources of a user. Identity information relating to the user is received. The user's preference for withholding an incoming communication is obtained. An entry is created in a message log for the withheld communication. The user is not ... | 1. A method comprising:
presenting, to a first participant, a graphical user interface in association with an ongoing communication including the first participant, the graphical user interface comprising identification information associated with one or more additional participants of the ongoing communication; receiv... | Methods and systems are disclosed for managing the communications and information resources of a user. Identity information relating to the user is received. The user's preference for withholding an incoming communication is obtained. An entry is created in a message log for the withheld communication. The user is not ... | 3,600 |
13,401 | 13,401 | 14,554,713 | 3,681 | A computer-implemented method for recommending vacation options based on transaction data is implemented by a vacation recommendation computer device in communication with a memory. The method includes receiving a plurality of transaction data associated with a cardholder, processing the plurality of transaction data t... | 1. A computer-implemented method for recommending vacation options based on transaction data, the method implemented by a vacation recommendation computer device in communication with a memory, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of transaction data associated with a cardholder; processing the plurality of tra... | A computer-implemented method for recommending vacation options based on transaction data is implemented by a vacation recommendation computer device in communication with a memory. The method includes receiving a plurality of transaction data associated with a cardholder, processing the plurality of transaction data t... | 3,600 |
13,402 | 13,402 | 14,280,137 | 3,622 | An online system or third party system allows advertisers to evaluate and test ad creatives before the ad creatives are presented to users in an ad campaign. Based on a set of test ad creatives for which feature scores and objective scores are determined by content evaluators (e.g., users, content processing algorithms... | 1. A method comprising:
receiving training data comprising:
a plurality of test ad creatives, each test ad creative associated with an advertiser and associated with one or more features, each feature associated with a question describing content of a test ad creative;
a plurality of feature scores for each test ad cre... | An online system or third party system allows advertisers to evaluate and test ad creatives before the ad creatives are presented to users in an ad campaign. Based on a set of test ad creatives for which feature scores and objective scores are determined by content evaluators (e.g., users, content processing algorithms... | 3,600 |
13,403 | 13,403 | 13,632,491 | 3,692 | A universal substantiation system and method that can be used to allow or prevent a consumer to purchase products or services using a payment or identification device having one or more rules or conditions. | 1. A system for substantiating a payment device, comprising:
at least one computer processor configured to implement:
a payer/partner module configured to receive payer/partner identification information from a payer/partner, the payer/partner being an entity or an organization that provides one or more rules or condit... | A universal substantiation system and method that can be used to allow or prevent a consumer to purchase products or services using a payment or identification device having one or more rules or conditions.1. A system for substantiating a payment device, comprising:
at least one computer processor configured to impleme... | 3,600 |
13,404 | 13,404 | 13,282,322 | 3,681 | A commerce system has a plurality of retailers offering products for sale. Product information associated with the products is collected and stored in a central database. A consumer uses a website to create a shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes. An individualized discount is generated by a co... | 1. A method of controlling a commerce system including a plurality of retailers offering products for sale, comprising:
collecting product information associated with the products; storing the product information in a database; providing a website for a consumer to create a shopping list with weighted preferences for p... | A commerce system has a plurality of retailers offering products for sale. Product information associated with the products is collected and stored in a central database. A consumer uses a website to create a shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes. An individualized discount is generated by a co... | 3,600 |
13,405 | 13,405 | 15,678,630 | 3,612 | An apparatus for aiding a user in raising and lowering of a tailgate includes a handle and a connector for connecting the handle to the tailgate to allow for movement of the handle rearwardly relative to the tailgate as the tailgate is initially lowered by the user and forwardly to a position above the tailgate as the ... | 1. A tailgate lift assembly, comprising:
an elongated housing; a spring anchored at one end at a first end of the housing; a connector having a first end affixed to the opposite end of said spring and extending through said housing; and first and second fixed guides for engaging the connector. 2. The assembly of claim ... | An apparatus for aiding a user in raising and lowering of a tailgate includes a handle and a connector for connecting the handle to the tailgate to allow for movement of the handle rearwardly relative to the tailgate as the tailgate is initially lowered by the user and forwardly to a position above the tailgate as the ... | 3,600 |
13,406 | 13,406 | 12,210,826 | 3,692 | Methods and systems are provided that include an order and/or quote engine that automatically adjusts bid, ask, or any other type of order prices to reflect some or all of the costs associated with a trade in an underlying item between a particular party receiving the order or orders accounting for specific costs assoc... | 1. A system comprising a processor and memory, the memory having software associated therewith that when executed causes the processor to perform a method comprising:
receiving a request for market data on an item from a computing device associated with a first user; receiving a request for market data on the item from... | Methods and systems are provided that include an order and/or quote engine that automatically adjusts bid, ask, or any other type of order prices to reflect some or all of the costs associated with a trade in an underlying item between a particular party receiving the order or orders accounting for specific costs assoc... | 3,600 |
13,407 | 13,407 | 11,495,274 | 3,622 | A first request for information that is related to a specified location is received. A first query for advertisements related to the specified location is submitted. A response to the first query that includes one or more advertisements related to the specified location is received. At least one of the one or more adve... | 1. A method, comprising:
receiving a first request for information that is related to a specified location; submitting a first query for advertisements related to the specified location; receiving a response to the first query that includes one or more advertisements related to the specified location; sending at least ... | A first request for information that is related to a specified location is received. A first query for advertisements related to the specified location is submitted. A response to the first query that includes one or more advertisements related to the specified location is received. At least one of the one or more adve... | 3,600 |
13,408 | 13,408 | 14,140,734 | 3,685 | A method for ensuring integrity of data includes receiving data from a clinical source, assembling the data into a first data stream, generating a first hash number by applying a hashing algorithm to the first data stream, transmitting the first data stream to a data provider, and transmitting the first hash number to ... | 1. A computer-implemented method for ensuring integrity of data, comprising:
receiving, by a computer processor, audits from a clinical source, wherein the audits are generated as a result of transactions occurring at the clinical source; assembling, using the computer processor, the audits into a data stream and a fir... | A method for ensuring integrity of data includes receiving data from a clinical source, assembling the data into a first data stream, generating a first hash number by applying a hashing algorithm to the first data stream, transmitting the first data stream to a data provider, and transmitting the first hash number to ... | 3,600 |
13,409 | 13,409 | 14,098,191 | 3,623 | An aspect provides a method, including: accessing, using a processor, an event list for a user during a particular upcoming time period; predicting, using the processor, a disruption to the event list for the user; accessing, using the processor, a rule set relating to permitted modifications to the event list; determi... | 1. A method, comprising:
accessing, using a processor, an event list for a user during a particular upcoming time period; predicting, using the processor, a disruption to the event list for the user; accessing, using the processor, a rule set relating to permitted modifications to the event list; determining, using the... | An aspect provides a method, including: accessing, using a processor, an event list for a user during a particular upcoming time period; predicting, using the processor, a disruption to the event list for the user; accessing, using the processor, a rule set relating to permitted modifications to the event list; determi... | 3,600 |
13,410 | 13,410 | 12,491,635 | 3,689 | Embodiments for generating and implementing collaborative plans that achieve goals for sets of individual agents based on a consideration of individual and group preferences are disclosed. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a collaborative mechanism includes receiving individual plan preferences of agents via ... | 1. A rideshare system, comprising:
an input component to receive commute plan preferences of agents via one or more client devices; a modeling component to model agent costs based on the received commute plan preferences; an optimizer component to generate one or more rideshare plans based on the modeled agent costs an... | Embodiments for generating and implementing collaborative plans that achieve goals for sets of individual agents based on a consideration of individual and group preferences are disclosed. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a collaborative mechanism includes receiving individual plan preferences of agents via ... | 3,600 |
13,411 | 13,411 | 14,553,911 | 3,694 | Techniques for multi-channel marketing campaigns are described herein. The techniques enable marketers to determine sequences of chronologically ordered communication channels by which to perform a multi-channel marketing campaign. In some cases, the techniques determine a sequence likely to have a positive result base... | 1. In a digital media environment for determining a sequence of digital or mixed digital and non-digital communication channels for use in a digital or mixed multi-channel marketing campaign based on digital information concerning the digital and non-digital communication channels, a method comprising:
receiving histor... | Techniques for multi-channel marketing campaigns are described herein. The techniques enable marketers to determine sequences of chronologically ordered communication channels by which to perform a multi-channel marketing campaign. In some cases, the techniques determine a sequence likely to have a positive result base... | 3,600 |
13,412 | 13,412 | 14,628,754 | 3,662 | A hybrid vehicle includes a fraction battery, a powertrain coupled to the battery, and a controller or a battery management system having a controller. The controller is programmed to set a state of charge (SOC) target for the battery according to losses associated with the powertrain and an angle of inclination of the... | 1. A battery management system for a vehicle comprising:
a battery; and a controller programmed to set a state of charge (SOC) target for the battery according to an angle of inclination and speed of the vehicle, and in response to a SOC of the battery being greater than the target and the speed being greater than a th... | A hybrid vehicle includes a fraction battery, a powertrain coupled to the battery, and a controller or a battery management system having a controller. The controller is programmed to set a state of charge (SOC) target for the battery according to losses associated with the powertrain and an angle of inclination of the... | 3,600 |
13,413 | 13,413 | 15,449,350 | 3,679 | A threaded tubular connection includes a pin having external threads, a pin seal surface, and a pin torque shoulder at a free end and a box for receiving the pin, a box seal surface for contacting the pin seal surface and a box torque shoulder for contacting the pin torque shoulder. The pin torque shoulder has a curved... | 1-15. (canceled) 16. A threaded tubular connection comprising:
a pin, the pin having external threads, a concave pin seal surface, and a pin torque shoulder at a free end; and a box for receiving the pin, the box having internal threads for interacting with the external threads, a convex box seal surface for contacting... | A threaded tubular connection includes a pin having external threads, a pin seal surface, and a pin torque shoulder at a free end and a box for receiving the pin, a box seal surface for contacting the pin seal surface and a box torque shoulder for contacting the pin torque shoulder. The pin torque shoulder has a curved... | 3,600 |
13,414 | 13,414 | 15,339,532 | 3,689 | A method includes receiving, at a portable device, information associated with a traveler. The information includes information from a passport of the traveler, a photograph of the traveler, and travel-related information associated with the traveler. The method also includes wirelessly transmitting at least a portion ... | 1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a portable device, information associated with a traveler, wherein the information comprises information from a passport of the traveler, a photograph of the traveler, and travel-related information associated with the traveler; wirelessly transmitting at least a portion of the inf... | A method includes receiving, at a portable device, information associated with a traveler. The information includes information from a passport of the traveler, a photograph of the traveler, and travel-related information associated with the traveler. The method also includes wirelessly transmitting at least a portion ... | 3,600 |
13,415 | 13,415 | 14,168,779 | 3,622 | A system and method for performing demographic verification of an advertising campaign are provided. The method comprises generating a demographic profile for each user in a group of users; analyzing demographic profiles of viewers of the advertising campaign to determine at least a campaign reach of the advertising ca... | 1. A method for performing demographic verification of an advertising campaign, comprising:
generating a demographic profile for each user in a group of users; analyzing demographic profiles of viewers of the advertising campaign to determine at least a campaign reach of the advertising campaign, wherein the viewers of... | A system and method for performing demographic verification of an advertising campaign are provided. The method comprises generating a demographic profile for each user in a group of users; analyzing demographic profiles of viewers of the advertising campaign to determine at least a campaign reach of the advertising ca... | 3,600 |
13,416 | 13,416 | 14,595,269 | 3,665 | A vehicle includes a ferromagnetic core having a winding, defining a gap, and configured to concentrate a net field in the gap. The vehicle also includes a controller programmed to flow a current in the winding such that an angle of the net field relative to a unipolar sensor in the gap is approximately zero and an int... | 1. A vehicle comprising:
a ferromagnetic core assembly defining a gap and having a winding configured to create a base magnetic field in the gap; a conductor coupling a traction battery with an electric machine configured to radiate a bi-directional magnetic field in the gap; a unipolar sensor, having a sensitivity ran... | A vehicle includes a ferromagnetic core having a winding, defining a gap, and configured to concentrate a net field in the gap. The vehicle also includes a controller programmed to flow a current in the winding such that an angle of the net field relative to a unipolar sensor in the gap is approximately zero and an int... | 3,600 |
13,417 | 13,417 | 14,368,368 | 3,686 | The exemplary embodiments are related to systems and methods for reducing early readmission according to an exemplary embodiment described herein. One embodiment relates to a method comprising receiving patient data for a patient; creating a personalized risk model for the patient based on the patient data, the persona... | 1. A method, comprising:
receiving patient data for a patient; creating a personalized risk model for the patient based on the patient data, the personalized risk model including an overall risk level based on a plurality of risk factors; selecting one of the risk factors; administering treatment relating to the select... | The exemplary embodiments are related to systems and methods for reducing early readmission according to an exemplary embodiment described herein. One embodiment relates to a method comprising receiving patient data for a patient; creating a personalized risk model for the patient based on the patient data, the persona... | 3,600 |
13,418 | 13,418 | 15,409,576 | 3,627 | The invention discloses a waitressing drone that brings drinks to people at the restaurant, and the orders are identified from the Facebook photo of the user, that the drone displays when making the delivery. The invention facilitates the interaction with humans and drones via the social network. With the invention, th... | 1. (canceled) 2. (canceled) 3. (canceled) 4. (canceled) 5. (canceled) 6. A computer software program product stored in a memory medium, operable with at least one mobile subscriber terminal, at least one drone and/or at least one server computer, and a communication network, characterised in that,
The mobile subscriber... | The invention discloses a waitressing drone that brings drinks to people at the restaurant, and the orders are identified from the Facebook photo of the user, that the drone displays when making the delivery. The invention facilitates the interaction with humans and drones via the social network. With the invention, th... | 3,600 |
13,419 | 13,419 | 14,511,868 | 3,627 | An Expense Verification System (EVS) checks for fraud/errors in reimbursement requests. The EVS stores rules for reimbursement in accordance with company policies. The EVS receives travel reservation records for auditing, parses the records to identify a reference number, and then obtains from a trusted source travel r... | 1. A computer-implemented method for ensuring accurate reimbursement of travel expenses by a computerized expense verification system comprising at least a processor and a memory operatively connected to the processor, the method comprising the computerized expense verification system operating the processor under cont... | An Expense Verification System (EVS) checks for fraud/errors in reimbursement requests. The EVS stores rules for reimbursement in accordance with company policies. The EVS receives travel reservation records for auditing, parses the records to identify a reference number, and then obtains from a trusted source travel r... | 3,600 |
13,420 | 13,420 | 14,169,024 | 3,696 | Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for creating sharable tokens that point to financial information stored in a secure online platform and that can be used in financial transactions. | 1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
storing, in a computer storage location, an authorization for a financial transaction type to be completed using a user's financial account; encoding a token that, when decoded, points to the authorization in the computer storage location; making the token available to a par... | Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for creating sharable tokens that point to financial information stored in a secure online platform and that can be used in financial transactions.1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
storing, in a computer storage locatio... | 3,600 |
13,421 | 13,421 | 13,598,987 | 3,623 | Methods and arrangements for deriving market intelligence. Guidelines for deriving mercantile intelligence are input, and social content data is mined. A map is generated which reconciles the social content data with the guidelines, and elements related to mercantile intelligence are extracted from the map. A mercantil... | 1. A method comprising:
utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code configured to perform the steps of: inputting guidelines for deriving mercantile intelligence with relation to a product; mining social content data with relation to the product, the social content data comprising user-generated content w... | Methods and arrangements for deriving market intelligence. Guidelines for deriving mercantile intelligence are input, and social content data is mined. A map is generated which reconciles the social content data with the guidelines, and elements related to mercantile intelligence are extracted from the map. A mercantil... | 3,600 |
13,422 | 13,422 | 13,316,950 | 3,623 | Methods and arrangements for deriving market intelligence. Guidelines for deriving mercantile intelligence are input, and social content data is mined. A map is generated which reconciles the social content data with the guidelines, and elements related to mercantile intelligence are extracted from the map. A mercantil... | 1.-12. (canceled) 13. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising: computer readable program code configured to input guideline... | Methods and arrangements for deriving market intelligence. Guidelines for deriving mercantile intelligence are input, and social content data is mined. A map is generated which reconciles the social content data with the guidelines, and elements related to mercantile intelligence are extracted from the map. A mercantil... | 3,600 |
13,423 | 13,423 | 14,867,328 | 3,693 | A method and system for sending an artifact to a mobile communication device of a user. In one implementation, the method includes receiving a request from an application to send an artifact to a mobile communication device of a user; retrieving personal information from a user profile of the user; retrieving a transac... | 1. A method, comprising:
receiving at a management server a request for a digital artifact from a mobile application, wherein the request is automatically triggered when a user browses a specific mobile application generated screen, the mobile application is not browser based and is a preinstalled or downloaded and ins... | A method and system for sending an artifact to a mobile communication device of a user. In one implementation, the method includes receiving a request from an application to send an artifact to a mobile communication device of a user; retrieving personal information from a user profile of the user; retrieving a transac... | 3,600 |
13,424 | 13,424 | 12,861,241 | 3,688 | Techniques for performing user classification based on email are provided. Emails stored in an email store may be analyzed to classify users. Information included in the stored emails may be extracted, and users may be classified into categories according to the extracted information. The extracted information may be a... | 1. A method, comprising:
determining a plurality of commercial emails in an email store; parsing the commercial emails to extract commercial information included in the commercial emails; and processing the commercial information to generate user classification data. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining c... | Techniques for performing user classification based on email are provided. Emails stored in an email store may be analyzed to classify users. Information included in the stored emails may be extracted, and users may be classified into categories according to the extracted information. The extracted information may be a... | 3,600 |
13,425 | 13,425 | 13,335,268 | 3,689 | Structural analysis automation allows the implementation of more detailed or accurate analysis methodology that reflects the actual behavior of the damaged or repaired structure and consequently improves the resulting damage disposition for example by Increasing the allowable damages and structural repairs applicabilit... | 1. A method, implemented at least in part by at least one computer including a processor, a display and a storage device, of assessing structural damage to an aircraft, the method comprising:
detecting damage to an aircraft; characterizing the detected damage; automatically with the processor, assessing the characteriz... | Structural analysis automation allows the implementation of more detailed or accurate analysis methodology that reflects the actual behavior of the damaged or repaired structure and consequently improves the resulting damage disposition for example by Increasing the allowable damages and structural repairs applicabilit... | 3,600 |
13,426 | 13,426 | 13,920,292 | 3,628 | An approach is provided in which a tracking device is attached to an object and receives nearby object routes from multiple nearby tracking devices, each attached to respective nearby objects. The tracking device compares an expected route corresponding to the object with the received nearby object routes to determine ... | 1. A method for tracking objects, implemented by an information handling system, comprising:
receiving, at a tracking device attached to an object, a plurality of nearby object routes from a plurality of nearby tracking devices each attached to one of a plurality of nearby objects; comparing, by the tracking device, an... | An approach is provided in which a tracking device is attached to an object and receives nearby object routes from multiple nearby tracking devices, each attached to respective nearby objects. The tracking device compares an expected route corresponding to the object with the received nearby object routes to determine ... | 3,600 |
13,427 | 13,427 | 14,509,856 | 3,691 | One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems for remitting funds via a social networking system. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to remit funds to co-users utilizing social network profiles and notifications. Additionally, systems and methods des... | 1. A method comprising:
receiving a request, from a sender, to electronically transfer funds to a recipient, wherein the sender and the recipient are associated via a social network; accessing information from the social network about one or more of the sender, the recipient, or a relationship between the sender and th... | One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems for remitting funds via a social networking system. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to remit funds to co-users utilizing social network profiles and notifications. Additionally, systems and methods des... | 3,600 |
13,428 | 13,428 | 14,134,828 | 3,697 | Methods, devices, and systems for facilitation of efficient processing of a plurality of electronic message packets communicated to an application via a network from a plurality of message sources. The facilitation involves receiving each of the plurality of electronic message packets from the network, and storing, upo... | 1. A method for facilitation of efficient processing of a plurality of electronic message packets communicated to an application via a network from a plurality of message sources, the method comprising:
receiving each of the plurality of electronic message packets from the network; and storing, by a processor upon rece... | Methods, devices, and systems for facilitation of efficient processing of a plurality of electronic message packets communicated to an application via a network from a plurality of message sources. The facilitation involves receiving each of the plurality of electronic message packets from the network, and storing, upo... | 3,600 |
13,429 | 13,429 | 14,476,664 | 3,635 | A roof mounting bracket is disclosed which creates a deformation in a roof panel seam using opposing set points. In a preferred embodiment, a generally U-shaped bracket includes two or more threaded fasteners in a first arm of the bracket and one or more opposing threaded fasteners in the second arm. Void in bracket is... | 1. A roof mounting bracket for securing accessories to seamed panel roof systems, the bracket comprising:
a first member, the first member having coupled thereto two or more first projections to be disposed on first side of a roof panel seam; a second member disposed opposite the first member on the opposite side of th... | A roof mounting bracket is disclosed which creates a deformation in a roof panel seam using opposing set points. In a preferred embodiment, a generally U-shaped bracket includes two or more threaded fasteners in a first arm of the bracket and one or more opposing threaded fasteners in the second arm. Void in bracket is... | 3,600 |
13,430 | 13,430 | 14,956,561 | 3,628 | A method and apparatus for export control includes providing input for an invoice to a computer device. The invoice is for a sale or potential sale of at least one of goods and services. A computer device determines whether at least one of a customer, location for receipt of goods, and location for receipt of services ... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. A method of providing export control comprising:
providing input for an order to a computer device having non-transitory memory and a processor connected to the memory, the order comprising a sale or potential sale of at least one of goods and services; the computer device identifying all receiver ... | A method and apparatus for export control includes providing input for an invoice to a computer device. The invoice is for a sale or potential sale of at least one of goods and services. A computer device determines whether at least one of a customer, location for receipt of goods, and location for receipt of services ... | 3,600 |
13,431 | 13,431 | 15,007,837 | 3,684 | A method includes receiving a request to verify a dynamic security code included in a transaction authorization request message. The transaction authorization request message was generated in connection with a payment account transaction. The method further includes performing a verification process with respect to the... | 1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to verify a dynamic security code included in a transaction authorization request message, the transaction authorization request message generated in connection with a payment account transaction; performing a verification process with respect to the dynamic security code to ... | A method includes receiving a request to verify a dynamic security code included in a transaction authorization request message. The transaction authorization request message was generated in connection with a payment account transaction. The method further includes performing a verification process with respect to the... | 3,600 |
13,432 | 13,432 | 14,090,382 | 3,626 | A system and method for presenting experimentally-determined data relating to a region of interest on a medical patient to a user. A computer memory stores a ROC analysis of historical data for a region of interest of a plurality of different subjects. A computer processor is programmed to compare the experimentally-de... | 1. A system for presenting experimentally-determined data relating to a region of interest on a medical patient, the system comprising:
a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing a receiver operating characteristic analysis of historical data for a region of interest on each of a plurality of different subjects... | A system and method for presenting experimentally-determined data relating to a region of interest on a medical patient to a user. A computer memory stores a ROC analysis of historical data for a region of interest of a plurality of different subjects. A computer processor is programmed to compare the experimentally-de... | 3,600 |
13,433 | 13,433 | 14,515,280 | 3,622 | An advertising and rewarding system, method, and process are provided. Among its various embodiments and enabling features, an embodiment may guarantee a lower price for an item of interest than what a consumer is willing or committed to pay. | 1. A computer-implemented method for advertising, the method comprising, by a computer system:
associating in a database a first price with an item; presenting to a user an indication of the item and an indication of the first price; associating in the database the user with an account; determining a first amount based... | An advertising and rewarding system, method, and process are provided. Among its various embodiments and enabling features, an embodiment may guarantee a lower price for an item of interest than what a consumer is willing or committed to pay.1. A computer-implemented method for advertising, the method comprising, by a ... | 3,600 |
13,434 | 13,434 | 14,874,699 | 3,664 | A teaching apparatus that is connected to a control apparatus controlling a welding robot and outputs a command intended for the welding robot to the control apparatus is provided. The teaching apparatus includes a welding-parameter-manipulating portion provided on a front face and accepting an operation of changing a ... | 1. A teaching apparatus that is connected to a control apparatus controlling a robot and outputs a command intended for the robot to the control apparatus, the teaching apparatus comprising:
a setting-manipulating portion provided on a first face of the teaching apparatus and accepting an operation of changing a settin... | A teaching apparatus that is connected to a control apparatus controlling a welding robot and outputs a command intended for the welding robot to the control apparatus is provided. The teaching apparatus includes a welding-parameter-manipulating portion provided on a front face and accepting an operation of changing a ... | 3,600 |
13,435 | 13,435 | 14,587,467 | 3,696 | Price change categories may be identified for price changes corresponding to different times. Codes may then be selected based on the identified price change categories and stored. The stored codes may be used for price validation and/or other purposes. | 1. A method comprising:
(a) calculating, by a computer system, a price change value for each of times t(m,1) through t(m,N) for which there is data representing a price value, wherein the times t(m,1) through t(m,N) are during a time frame F(m); (b) identifying, by the computer system, and for each of the times t(m,1) ... | Price change categories may be identified for price changes corresponding to different times. Codes may then be selected based on the identified price change categories and stored. The stored codes may be used for price validation and/or other purposes.1. A method comprising:
(a) calculating, by a computer system, a pr... | 3,600 |
13,436 | 13,436 | 15,014,947 | 3,634 | A system incorporating a camera sensor situated in a room having walls with windows and sun blinds. The sun blinds may control outdoor light to the room. Indoor light sources may provide artificial light in the room. A controller may receive signals from the camera sensor. The controller may estimate a presence of occu... | 1. A lighting control system comprising:
one or more sun blinds situated over one or more windows of a room; a camera sensor with a field of view covering the room; and a controller connected to the camera sensor and the one or more sun blinds; and wherein: the camera sensor detects light in the room and sends a signal... | A system incorporating a camera sensor situated in a room having walls with windows and sun blinds. The sun blinds may control outdoor light to the room. Indoor light sources may provide artificial light in the room. A controller may receive signals from the camera sensor. The controller may estimate a presence of occu... | 3,600 |
13,437 | 13,437 | 14,788,261 | 3,691 | A method and system personalizes and facilitates an electronic tax return preparation interview in a tax return preparation system, using a multi-sectional view of interview content, according to one embodiment. The method and system displays first user income information at least partially based on user data, and disp... | 1. A computing system implemented method for personalizing and facilitating an electronic tax return preparation interview in a tax return preparation system, by using a multi-sectional view of interview content to progress a user through the electronic tax return preparation interview, comprising:
displaying, with a c... | A method and system personalizes and facilitates an electronic tax return preparation interview in a tax return preparation system, using a multi-sectional view of interview content, according to one embodiment. The method and system displays first user income information at least partially based on user data, and disp... | 3,600 |
13,438 | 13,438 | 14,630,092 | 3,621 | Systems and methods for publishing content are provided. One method includes generating a content item template for a content item configured for publication within one or more resources. The method further includes storing the content item template within a memory for later publication. The method further includes rec... | 1. A method comprising:
generating, by a content publication system including one or more processors, a content item template for a content item configured for publication within one or more resources provided by one or more publishers, the content item associated with a content provider, the generating including creat... | Systems and methods for publishing content are provided. One method includes generating a content item template for a content item configured for publication within one or more resources. The method further includes storing the content item template within a memory for later publication. The method further includes rec... | 3,600 |
13,439 | 13,439 | 15,238,746 | 3,695 | Data transaction request message information associated with a user, a first limit parameter associated with the user, and a second limit parameter associated with the user are stored in memory. A processing system calculates, at a first time, data transaction requests associated with the user and a transactional rate ... | 1. A computer system for processing electronic data transaction messages, comprising:
a backend computer server configured to determine a first limit parameter associated with a user and a second limit parameter associated with the user; a frontend computer server configured for communication with the backend server an... | Data transaction request message information associated with a user, a first limit parameter associated with the user, and a second limit parameter associated with the user are stored in memory. A processing system calculates, at a first time, data transaction requests associated with the user and a transactional rate ... | 3,600 |
13,440 | 13,440 | 15,730,630 | 3,685 | An electronic compression filter is designed capable of locating unnecessary data in polling data. A statistical based polling error analysis using past polling data and past voting data from multiple geographic regions, converting these error signals into filtered occurrence frequencies associated with various standar... | 1. An electronic compression filtering system that compresses polling data and improves computer performance used in processing the compressed polling data comprising:
a digital computer with an accessible relational database; a first input means for receiving past polling data applicable to the Republican and Democrat... | An electronic compression filter is designed capable of locating unnecessary data in polling data. A statistical based polling error analysis using past polling data and past voting data from multiple geographic regions, converting these error signals into filtered occurrence frequencies associated with various standar... | 3,600 |
13,441 | 13,441 | 14,857,600 | 3,626 | The present invention relates generally to a prediction of health risk. Aspects of the present invention include using a general model to model a user's health risk. In embodiments of the present invention the general model is modified to a user's specific behaviors or inputs. In embodiments of the present invention th... | 1. A health risk prediction system for predicting a health risk profile of a user, the system comprising:
a data storage that stores data collected from a consumer product sensor and data input into the data storage; and a personal predictive medical analytics system that:
creates a general health model;
modifies the h... | The present invention relates generally to a prediction of health risk. Aspects of the present invention include using a general model to model a user's health risk. In embodiments of the present invention the general model is modified to a user's specific behaviors or inputs. In embodiments of the present invention th... | 3,600 |
13,442 | 13,442 | 14,486,335 | 3,686 | A method and system for securely storing and accessing sensitive user data (e.g., personally identifying information or PII) is described. In an aspect, PII is divided into a plurality of separately stored data stores based on what type or field of PII are collected. Each piece of PII data or PII datum is associated wi... | 1. A method for storing and accessing personally identifying information (PII) including a plurality of fields of PII, comprising:
collecting a plurality of PII data relating to a plurality of fields of PII for each user of a plurality of users; for each collected PII datum and for each of said users and for each field... | A method and system for securely storing and accessing sensitive user data (e.g., personally identifying information or PII) is described. In an aspect, PII is divided into a plurality of separately stored data stores based on what type or field of PII are collected. Each piece of PII data or PII datum is associated wi... | 3,600 |
13,443 | 13,443 | 14,093,375 | 3,649 | A system for computing present value of civil legal cases and disputes using decision tree analysis that accounts for multiple possible outcomes with differing chances of occurrence and/or economic result. The system also computes odds of success, remaining length of litigation, hidden assumptions conveyed in settlemen... | 1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
generating a decision tree for the flow of litigation to possible outcomes based on whether the valuation pertains to a case before judgment, after judgment, or for the entirety of a case before and after judgment, the type of case being identified by data input from a user... | A system for computing present value of civil legal cases and disputes using decision tree analysis that accounts for multiple possible outcomes with differing chances of occurrence and/or economic result. The system also computes odds of success, remaining length of litigation, hidden assumptions conveyed in settlemen... | 3,600 |
13,444 | 13,444 | 15,227,097 | 3,662 | A seat assembly is provided with a seat bottom, a seat back, and a plurality of sensors operably connected to at least one of the seat bottom and the seat back to detect a seating condition of a seated occupant. A controller is in electrical communication with the plurality of sensors and the at least one actuator. The... | 1. A seat assembly comprising:
a seat bottom; a seat back; a plurality of sensors operably connected to at least one of the seat bottom and the seat back to detect a seating condition of a seated occupant; and a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of sensors and the at least one actuator, the cont... | A seat assembly is provided with a seat bottom, a seat back, and a plurality of sensors operably connected to at least one of the seat bottom and the seat back to detect a seating condition of a seated occupant. A controller is in electrical communication with the plurality of sensors and the at least one actuator. The... | 3,600 |
13,445 | 13,445 | 13,270,971 | 3,626 | Methods and systems for determining and managing an individual and portable health score are disclosed. The method may include receiving individual health data. The method may further include determining one or more relevant health factors in response to the individual health data. Furthermore, the method may include a... | 1. A method for determining a health score comprising:
receiving individual health data; determining one or more relevant health factors in response to the individual health data; assigning relative weights to the one or more relevant health factors; determining, with a processing device, a baseline health score based ... | Methods and systems for determining and managing an individual and portable health score are disclosed. The method may include receiving individual health data. The method may further include determining one or more relevant health factors in response to the individual health data. Furthermore, the method may include a... | 3,600 |
13,446 | 13,446 | 15,138,535 | 3,689 | A complex asset analysis operation, comprising: receiving data from a plurality of crowd sourced complex assets; aggregating the data received from the plurality of crowd sourced complex assets; and, performing a complex asset analysis operation based upon the data received from the plurality of crowd sourced devices, ... | 1. A computer-implementable method for performing a complex asset analysis operation, comprising:
receiving data from a plurality of crowd sourced complex assets; aggregating the data received from the plurality of crowd sourced complex assets; and, performing a complex asset analysis operation based upon the data rece... | A complex asset analysis operation, comprising: receiving data from a plurality of crowd sourced complex assets; aggregating the data received from the plurality of crowd sourced complex assets; and, performing a complex asset analysis operation based upon the data received from the plurality of crowd sourced devices, ... | 3,600 |
13,447 | 13,447 | 14,316,317 | 3,689 | Mappings are received that associate one or more contract classes to one or more jurisdictions. Contract classes are determined for contracts being sent by senders or signed by signers. The contract classes may be determined by content analysis performed on the contracts. Content of the contracts may be altered with cl... | 1. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at a jurisdiction service, a sender mapping that associates one or more contract classes to one or more... | Mappings are received that associate one or more contract classes to one or more jurisdictions. Contract classes are determined for contracts being sent by senders or signed by signers. The contract classes may be determined by content analysis performed on the contracts. Content of the contracts may be altered with cl... | 3,600 |
13,448 | 13,448 | 13,039,266 | 3,685 | A user policy definition of a user policy is received. The user policy definition indicates a user is receptive to receiving an offer and a user-controlled criterion for disclosure of user information. Further, persistent metadata that includes the user policy is generated. A compliance engine sends the user informatio... | 1. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
receive a user policy definition of a user policy that indicates a user is receptive to receiving an offer and a user-controlle... | A user policy definition of a user policy is received. The user policy definition indicates a user is receptive to receiving an offer and a user-controlled criterion for disclosure of user information. Further, persistent metadata that includes the user policy is generated. A compliance engine sends the user informatio... | 3,600 |
13,449 | 13,449 | 14,103,942 | 3,655 | A wheel end assembly includes a first shaft supported on a knuckle secured to a vehicle frame, including first clutch teeth, a second shaft secured to the halfshaft, a coil, and a collar rotatably secured to the second shaft, axially displaceable relative to the first shaft, including second clutch teeth that alternate... | 1. A wheel end assembly, comprising:
a first shaft supported on a knuckle secured to a vehicle frame, including first clutch teeth; a second shaft; a coil; a collar rotatably secured to the second shaft, axially displaceable relative to the first shaft, including second clutch teeth that alternately engage the first cl... | A wheel end assembly includes a first shaft supported on a knuckle secured to a vehicle frame, including first clutch teeth, a second shaft secured to the halfshaft, a coil, and a collar rotatably secured to the second shaft, axially displaceable relative to the first shaft, including second clutch teeth that alternate... | 3,600 |
13,450 | 13,450 | 14,263,894 | 3,689 | A method and system is provided which can analyze customer data, including information about current products and agreements of the customer. The customer data can be used to predict various unknown parameters, including product usage data such as vehicle mileage. The customer data and predicted data can be used to gen... | 1. A method comprising:
receiving over the Internet, from a computer associated with one or more vehicle dealers, historical mileage data for current vehicles belonging to a plurality of potential customers, the historical mileage data comprising mileage readings taken by the vehicle dealers during vehicle service visi... | A method and system is provided which can analyze customer data, including information about current products and agreements of the customer. The customer data can be used to predict various unknown parameters, including product usage data such as vehicle mileage. The customer data and predicted data can be used to gen... | 3,600 |
13,451 | 13,451 | 12,623,572 | 3,696 | An insurance policy is stored ( 101 ) as a plurality of discrete temporally-sequential policy data revisions. A legally binding revision for a first given date is then determined ( 102 ) by identifying all policy data revisions effective on the first given date and choosing a most temporally recent policy data revision... | 1: A method comprising:
storing an insurance policy as a plurality of discrete temporally-sequential policy data revisions, wherein each revision incorporates information from temporally prior revisions covering an effective date range of the revision; determining a legally binding revision for a first given date by id... | An insurance policy is stored ( 101 ) as a plurality of discrete temporally-sequential policy data revisions. A legally binding revision for a first given date is then determined ( 102 ) by identifying all policy data revisions effective on the first given date and choosing a most temporally recent policy data revision... | 3,600 |
13,452 | 13,452 | 12,489,863 | 3,622 | A system and method for providing automatic advertising distribution for online computer users is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes obtaining a listing posted by a first user in a first region; processing the listing according to a set of pre-defined rules related to posting a listing in a second region, the ... | 1. A method, including:
obtaining a listing posted by a first user in a first region; processing the listing according to a set of pre-defined rules related to posting a listing in a second region, the processed listing being modified to produce a second version of the listing; pushing the second version of the listing... | A system and method for providing automatic advertising distribution for online computer users is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes obtaining a listing posted by a first user in a first region; processing the listing according to a set of pre-defined rules related to posting a listing in a second region, the ... | 3,600 |
13,453 | 13,453 | 11,612,988 | 3,623 | Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to SOA virtualization and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for service endpoint virtualization and dynamic dependency management. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for service endpoint v... | 1. A method for service endpoint visualization and dynamic dependency management, the method comprising:
issuing a ticket in lieu of a service endpoint to a querying client for an identified service; subsequently redeeming the ticket with a service endpoint to an instance of the identified service; and, re-redeeming th... | Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to SOA virtualization and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for service endpoint virtualization and dynamic dependency management. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for service endpoint v... | 3,600 |
13,454 | 13,454 | 14,590,817 | 3,693 | Systems and methods of managing payments for services or products are disclosed. Billing system data is extracted or accessed to provide business intelligence and. Visit charges from multiple billing systems can be aggregated to guarantor accounts within or across multiple billing systems and provide a single statement... | 1. A system for managing payments, comprising:
one or more processors; a memory in electrical communication with the one or more processors to store first visit data received from a first billing system and second visit data that is tracked by a second billing system that is independent from the first billing system, t... | Systems and methods of managing payments for services or products are disclosed. Billing system data is extracted or accessed to provide business intelligence and. Visit charges from multiple billing systems can be aggregated to guarantor accounts within or across multiple billing systems and provide a single statement... | 3,600 |
13,455 | 13,455 | 14,936,940 | 3,646 | A system and method for reducing tritium migration. In one aspect, the invention is a method of reducing tritium mitigation from a spent nuclear fuel pool containing a body of tritiated water having an exposed surface, the method comprising hermetically sealing the exposed surface of the body of tritiated water with a ... | 1. A system for reducing tritium migration comprising:
a spent nuclear fuel pool comprising a body of tritiated water having an exposed surface; and a cover movable between an open state in which the cover does not obstruct access to the exposed surface of the body of tritiated water and a closed state in which the cov... | A system and method for reducing tritium migration. In one aspect, the invention is a method of reducing tritium mitigation from a spent nuclear fuel pool containing a body of tritiated water having an exposed surface, the method comprising hermetically sealing the exposed surface of the body of tritiated water with a ... | 3,600 |
13,456 | 13,456 | 14,324,203 | 3,645 | A device is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of microphones to receive ultra-sound signals, wherein the ultra-sound signals include an encoded data. The device also includes a microcontroller coupled to the plurality of microphones. The microcontroller is configured to detect the ultra-sound signals through t... | 1. A device, comprising:
a plurality of microphones to receive ultra-sound signals, wherein the ultra-sound signals includes an encoded data; and a processor coupled to the plurality of microphones, the processor is configurable to detect the ultra-sound signals through the plurality of microphones, wherein the detecti... | A device is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of microphones to receive ultra-sound signals, wherein the ultra-sound signals include an encoded data. The device also includes a microcontroller coupled to the plurality of microphones. The microcontroller is configured to detect the ultra-sound signals through t... | 3,600 |
13,457 | 13,457 | 14,309,252 | 3,668 | Methods and apparatus to predict landing system operating parameters are described herein. One described example method includes measuring a value of an operating parameter of a landing system of an aircraft, and determining a ground travel path. The example method also includes determining a predicted value of the ope... | 1. A method comprising:
measuring a value of an operating parameter of a landing system of an aircraft; determining a ground travel path; and calculating, using a processor, a predicted value of the operating parameter corresponding to the ground travel path, wherein the predicted value is based on the value of the ope... | Methods and apparatus to predict landing system operating parameters are described herein. One described example method includes measuring a value of an operating parameter of a landing system of an aircraft, and determining a ground travel path. The example method also includes determining a predicted value of the ope... | 3,600 |
13,458 | 13,458 | 15,681,002 | 3,634 | A balance system used with a door of a cupboard comprises a transmission shaft, a first pulley on the transmission shaft, and a balance component. The first pulley is connected to a door belt, one end of the door belt is secured to the first pulley, and the other end of the belt is connected to the door. The balance co... | 1. A cupboard, comprising:
a box with an open front, a back, and opposite sides; a door mounted to the box for vertical movement between open and closed positions relative to the open front; pulley system mounted adjacent to the box back and connected to the door; and a weight connected to the pulley system at a locati... | A balance system used with a door of a cupboard comprises a transmission shaft, a first pulley on the transmission shaft, and a balance component. The first pulley is connected to a door belt, one end of the door belt is secured to the first pulley, and the other end of the belt is connected to the door. The balance co... | 3,600 |
13,459 | 13,459 | 14,796,876 | 3,671 | A pavement striping devices for heating and applying thermoplastic material to a road surface is provided. The pavement striping device includes of: a hopper for holding a supply of particulate thermoplastic marking material in a non-molten state, an air or oil-heat transfer medium melting kettle having a series of coa... | 1. A surface marking device for applying thermoplastic marking materials to a surface comprising:
a surface marking assembly, said surface marking assembly including a melting kettle, said melting kettle having a shell, at least one conduit member positioned within said shell to allow a hot heat transfer medium to pass... | A pavement striping devices for heating and applying thermoplastic material to a road surface is provided. The pavement striping device includes of: a hopper for holding a supply of particulate thermoplastic marking material in a non-molten state, an air or oil-heat transfer medium melting kettle having a series of coa... | 3,600 |
13,460 | 13,460 | 13,239,260 | 3,685 | The provided software application includes a module that determines a machine fingerprint of a client device at an appropriate time, such as during initial software load on the client. The fingerprint may comprise various machine-determinable measures of system configuration for the client. Each application copy may be... | 1. A system for auditing software usage on multiple network devices, comprising:
a communication module; an audit database accessible by the communication module, the audit database storing audit numbers for the multiple network devices, each audit number derived from a software identifier identifying the software and ... | The provided software application includes a module that determines a machine fingerprint of a client device at an appropriate time, such as during initial software load on the client. The fingerprint may comprise various machine-determinable measures of system configuration for the client. Each application copy may be... | 3,600 |
13,461 | 13,461 | 14,237,868 | 3,664 | A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for deleting and/or not utilizing a PCI/PSC split in instances in which the PCI/PSC split may no longer be valid in a current location. An example method may include determining whether a current physical cell id (PCI) split is configured to camp on a select... | 1-40. (canceled) 41. A method comprising:
determining whether a current physical cell id (PCI) split is configured to camp on a selected cell; and causing the current PCI split to not be utilized in an instance in which the PCI split is not configured to camp on the selected cell. 42. A method of claim 41 further compr... | A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for deleting and/or not utilizing a PCI/PSC split in instances in which the PCI/PSC split may no longer be valid in a current location. An example method may include determining whether a current physical cell id (PCI) split is configured to camp on a select... | 3,600 |
13,462 | 13,462 | 14,275,775 | 3,685 | Embodiments of the invention are directed to a centralized trusted service manager system in the form of a trusted service manager interconnectivity service hub, which facilitates and provides communications between entities involved in mobile contactless provisioning and payment systems. One embodiment of the present ... | 1. A method for processing a wallet request from a wallet provider associated with mobile communication device including a secure element through an interconnectivity hub, the method comprising:
receiving, by a server computer associated with the interconnectivity hub, a wallet request including an account identifier a... | Embodiments of the invention are directed to a centralized trusted service manager system in the form of a trusted service manager interconnectivity service hub, which facilitates and provides communications between entities involved in mobile contactless provisioning and payment systems. One embodiment of the present ... | 3,600 |
13,463 | 13,463 | 12,802,589 | 3,696 | Managing insurance information includes obtaining account information associated with an insurance account, selectively indicating a first portion of the account information that includes versioned information and a second portion of the account information that includes non-versioned information, obtaining policy info... | 1. A method for managing insurance information, comprising:
obtaining account information associated with an insurance account; selectively indicating a first portion of the account information that includes versioned information and a second portion of the account information that includes non-versioned information; a... | Managing insurance information includes obtaining account information associated with an insurance account, selectively indicating a first portion of the account information that includes versioned information and a second portion of the account information that includes non-versioned information, obtaining policy info... | 3,600 |
13,464 | 13,464 | 13,554,049 | 3,624 | Disclosed is a method, system and computer program product for deriving marketing strategy for at least one of a product and a service utility value from an associated utility value by collecting feedback from a user of at least one product or service, wherein the feedback provided by the user is available in multiple ... | 1. A method for deriving marketing strategy for a product or a service utility value from an associated utility value, the method comprising:
collecting feedback from a user of at least one product or service over a period of time, wherein the feedback provided by the user is available in multiple sources associated wi... | Disclosed is a method, system and computer program product for deriving marketing strategy for at least one of a product and a service utility value from an associated utility value by collecting feedback from a user of at least one product or service, wherein the feedback provided by the user is available in multiple ... | 3,600 |
13,465 | 13,465 | 14,569,185 | 3,624 | In one illustrative embodiment, a method includes identifying workflows in a multi-workflow process, identifying an interdependency between a first workflow and a second workflow of the process, determining the severity in which the first workflow and the second workflow is impacted in response to a change in a state o... | 1. A method comprising:
identifying a plurality of workflows in a multi-workflow process; identifying an interdependency between a first workflow and a second workflow of the process; determining the severity in which the first workflow and the second workflow are impacted in response to a change in a state or value of... | In one illustrative embodiment, a method includes identifying workflows in a multi-workflow process, identifying an interdependency between a first workflow and a second workflow of the process, determining the severity in which the first workflow and the second workflow is impacted in response to a change in a state o... | 3,600 |
13,466 | 13,466 | 14,926,397 | 3,619 | Methods and systems for providing cardholder authentication services on-behalf-of (OBO) issuers utilizing a payment card authorization network to bridge cardholder authentication and transaction authorization processes. In some embodiments, the process includes an OBO issuer service computer receiving an authentication... | 1. A method for providing online cardholder authentication services on-behalf-of issuer financial institutions, comprising:
receiving, by an on-behalf-of (OBO) issuer service computer from one of a merchant server computer or an access control server (ACS) computer, an authentication message comprising an authenticatio... | Methods and systems for providing cardholder authentication services on-behalf-of (OBO) issuers utilizing a payment card authorization network to bridge cardholder authentication and transaction authorization processes. In some embodiments, the process includes an OBO issuer service computer receiving an authentication... | 3,600 |
13,467 | 13,467 | 14,525,900 | 3,627 | A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for enabling a user to identify excess equipment inventory within a particular information handling system located within an enterprise environment such as via a management controller. In certain embodiments, the management controller comprises a remote acces... | 1. A computer-implementable method for identifying excess equipment inventory within an enterprise environment, comprising:
analyzing components within an information handling system contained in the enterprise environment perform an excess equipment identification, the excess equipment identification determine whether... | A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for enabling a user to identify excess equipment inventory within a particular information handling system located within an enterprise environment such as via a management controller. In certain embodiments, the management controller comprises a remote acces... | 3,600 |
13,468 | 13,468 | 14,434,286 | 3,626 | The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for clinical decision support to identify patients at high risk of thrombosis based on a combination of clinical risk factors and molecular markers, e.g., protein concentrations. These clinical risk factors and molecular markers are combined in a machine learning... | 1. An apparatus for calculating an estimation value of thrombosis risk of a patient based on patient-specific input features, said apparatus comprising:
a data interface for receiving said input features; a processor for calculating said estimation value by applying a decision support algorithm as a function of numeric... | The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for clinical decision support to identify patients at high risk of thrombosis based on a combination of clinical risk factors and molecular markers, e.g., protein concentrations. These clinical risk factors and molecular markers are combined in a machine learning... | 3,600 |
13,469 | 13,469 | 14,566,181 | 3,694 | Techniques for linguistic personalization of messages for targeted campaigns are described. In one or more implementations, dependencies between keywords and modifiers are extracted, from one or more segment-specific texts and a product-specific text, to build language models for the one or more segment specific texts ... | 1. A computer-implemented method for linguistically personalizing a textual message for one or more segments of a targeted campaign, the method comprising:
extracting word dependencies between keywords and modifiers in a segment-specific text and a product-specific text; building language models for the segment-specifi... | Techniques for linguistic personalization of messages for targeted campaigns are described. In one or more implementations, dependencies between keywords and modifiers are extracted, from one or more segment-specific texts and a product-specific text, to build language models for the one or more segment specific texts ... | 3,600 |
13,470 | 13,470 | 15,482,517 | 3,689 | A machine assistance platform for management, analysis, and transaction of intellectual property assets is described herein. In an example implementation, a system provides automated analysis of intellectual assets using machine learning techniques. In an example, a software program is provided to continuously manage a... | 1-5. (canceled) 6. A machine learning engine to manage digital assets in a multi-phase management comprising:
a database to store digital assets, wherein the digital assets can be associated with one or more phases of an asset lifecycle, wherein the asset lifecycle comprises at least an asset generation phase, an asset... | A machine assistance platform for management, analysis, and transaction of intellectual property assets is described herein. In an example implementation, a system provides automated analysis of intellectual assets using machine learning techniques. In an example, a software program is provided to continuously manage a... | 3,600 |
13,471 | 13,471 | 13,224,244 | 3,689 | In one embodiment, a system and method for monitoring lost items includes a lost item database including a first memory operable to store lost item information and a second memory operable to store recovery item information and a processor operable to (i) receive the lost item information and the recovery item informat... | 1. A system for monitoring lost items, the system comprising:
a lost item database including:
a first memory operable to store lost item information, the lost item information pertaining to lost items recovered at one or more establishments;
a second memory operable to store recovery item information, the recovery item... | In one embodiment, a system and method for monitoring lost items includes a lost item database including a first memory operable to store lost item information and a second memory operable to store recovery item information and a processor operable to (i) receive the lost item information and the recovery item informat... | 3,600 |
13,472 | 13,472 | 13,284,215 | 3,651 | A dispenser for dispensing cutlery may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of utensils for dispensing, a dispensing mechanism that includes at least one threaded separating member configured to be driven and separate a utensil from a stack of utensils, and at least one drive mechanism configured to driv... | 1. A dispenser for dispensing cutlery, the dispenser comprising:
a housing configured to contain a plurality of utensils for dispensing; a dispensing mechanism comprising
at least one threaded separating member configured to separate a utensil from a stack of utensils, and
a drive mechanism associated with the at least... | A dispenser for dispensing cutlery may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of utensils for dispensing, a dispensing mechanism that includes at least one threaded separating member configured to be driven and separate a utensil from a stack of utensils, and at least one drive mechanism configured to driv... | 3,600 |
13,473 | 13,473 | 14,921,284 | 3,685 | According to some embodiments, a point of sale device may read a user's biometric information. The point of sale device may then execute an encryption algorithm on the biometric information read to create a token key value. The point of sale device may also receive a personal identification number value from the user a... | 1. A system to verify a user's identify in connection with a payment transaction, comprising:
(a) a point of sale device programmed to:
(i) read biometric information of the user,
(ii) execute an encryption algorithm on the biometric information read from the user to create a token key value,
(iii) receive from the use... | According to some embodiments, a point of sale device may read a user's biometric information. The point of sale device may then execute an encryption algorithm on the biometric information read to create a token key value. The point of sale device may also receive a personal identification number value from the user a... | 3,600 |
13,474 | 13,474 | 13,803,215 | 3,682 | A vehicle computer system comprising a receiver configured to wirelessly receive an advertisement, the advertisement including two or more ad components for output to a user, the receiver further configured to communicate the advertisement to a processor. The processor is configured to receive contextual data represent... | 1. A vehicle computer system comprising:
a receiver configured to wirelessly receive an advertisement, the advertisement including two or more ad components for output to a user, the receiver further configured to communicate the advertisement to a processor, the processor configured to: receive contextual data represe... | A vehicle computer system comprising a receiver configured to wirelessly receive an advertisement, the advertisement including two or more ad components for output to a user, the receiver further configured to communicate the advertisement to a processor. The processor is configured to receive contextual data represent... | 3,600 |
13,475 | 13,475 | 12,773,282 | 3,628 | A computer-implemented method and system for ancillary travel vendor fee expense management comprising: receiving, by at least one expense management application, travel expense transaction data, said travel expense transaction data further comprising at least one expense transaction attribute; generating, by the at le... | 1. A computer-implemented method of ancillary travel vendor fee expense management comprising:
receiving, by at least one expense management application, travel expense transaction data, said travel expense transaction data further comprising at least one expense transaction attribute; generating, by the at least one e... | A computer-implemented method and system for ancillary travel vendor fee expense management comprising: receiving, by at least one expense management application, travel expense transaction data, said travel expense transaction data further comprising at least one expense transaction attribute; generating, by the at le... | 3,600 |
13,476 | 13,476 | 14,962,529 | 3,686 | To create a patient care plan for a target patient, inputs ( 66, 68, 70, 72 ) related to one or more social services ( 54 ) and one or more medical services ( 52 ) that are each associated with target data are received. One or more social and medical services ( 52, 54 ) are selected based on a target patient assessment... | 1. A method for creating a patient care plan for a target patient, the method including:
receiving inputs related to one or more social services and one or more medical services that are each associated with target patient data; selecting one or more social and medical services based on a target assessment; calculating... | To create a patient care plan for a target patient, inputs ( 66, 68, 70, 72 ) related to one or more social services ( 54 ) and one or more medical services ( 52 ) that are each associated with target data are received. One or more social and medical services ( 52, 54 ) are selected based on a target patient assessment... | 3,600 |
13,477 | 13,477 | 14,176,258 | 3,691 | A payment card that facilitates use of a plurality of bankcards of a customer, at a point of sale terminal has a payment card with a front side and a backside with a substrate, the substrate encodes a customer identifier as a payment card data that is without a bankcard data, and maps the customer to a plurality of ban... | 1. A payment card system comprising:
a. a server system, that facilitates bankcard payment transactions to merchants, the system has a database server that stores pre-existing bankcard data of customers with at least one or more pre-stored bankcard data of the customer and the customer bankcard data in the database ser... | A payment card that facilitates use of a plurality of bankcards of a customer, at a point of sale terminal has a payment card with a front side and a backside with a substrate, the substrate encodes a customer identifier as a payment card data that is without a bankcard data, and maps the customer to a plurality of ban... | 3,600 |
13,478 | 13,478 | 14,858,161 | 3,669 | A method is disclosed that is implemented by a computing device in a vehicle. Identifying information is obtained from an occupant of the vehicle via an input device operatively connected to the computing device. If the computing device has connectivity to a remote authentication server, the computing device transmits ... | 1. A method implemented by a computing device in a vehicle, comprising:
obtaining identifying information from an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the identifying information is received via an input device operatively connected to the computing device; if the computing device has connectivity to a remote authenticatio... | A method is disclosed that is implemented by a computing device in a vehicle. Identifying information is obtained from an occupant of the vehicle via an input device operatively connected to the computing device. If the computing device has connectivity to a remote authentication server, the computing device transmits ... | 3,600 |
13,479 | 13,479 | 13,463,799 | 3,685 | A vehicle computer system including a processor and memory coupled to the processor is provided. The memory stores a plurality of vehicle applications and a vehicle application management program. The vehicle application management program, when executed by the processor, is configured to initiate restricted operations... | 1. A vehicle computer system, comprising:
a processor; a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of vehicle applications and a vehicle application management program, wherein the vehicle application management program, when executed by the processor, is configured to initiate restricted o... | A vehicle computer system including a processor and memory coupled to the processor is provided. The memory stores a plurality of vehicle applications and a vehicle application management program. The vehicle application management program, when executed by the processor, is configured to initiate restricted operations... | 3,600 |
13,480 | 13,480 | 12,019,379 | 3,682 | A system and method for providing a targeting event marketplace is provided. Generally, the method contains the steps of: at least one targeted publisher and a targeting event marketplace entity agreeing to financial terms associated with revenues received from at least one buyer that obtains access to the Internet bro... | 1. A method for providing a targeting event marketplace, comprising the steps of:
at least one targeted publisher and a targeting event marketplace entity agreeing to financial terms associated with revenues received from at least one buyer that obtains access to the Internet browser of an end-user; providing an end-us... | A system and method for providing a targeting event marketplace is provided. Generally, the method contains the steps of: at least one targeted publisher and a targeting event marketplace entity agreeing to financial terms associated with revenues received from at least one buyer that obtains access to the Internet bro... | 3,600 |
13,481 | 13,481 | 14,313,235 | 3,688 | An adaptive bit rate system uses adaptive streaming to deliver content to client devices capable of adaptive bit rate streaming. Techniques for advertisement management include monitoring ad skipping by an adaptive bit rate client device that receives media chunks from the adaptive bit rate system. Techniques include m... | 1. A network-based method for ad management in an adaptive bit rate network, the method comprising:
generating a manifest file referencing adaptive bit rate media segments that occur within a first programming content period of at least one of a plurality of differently encoded versions of the programming content for r... | An adaptive bit rate system uses adaptive streaming to deliver content to client devices capable of adaptive bit rate streaming. Techniques for advertisement management include monitoring ad skipping by an adaptive bit rate client device that receives media chunks from the adaptive bit rate system. Techniques include m... | 3,600 |
13,482 | 13,482 | 13,888,352 | 3,691 | Various embodiments are directed to a trading system and method for identifying interest and qualifying users to participate in an auction. The system may receive indicia indicating a first user's desire to trade a product or type. The system may determine that there is no matching counter-interest in the product or ty... | 1. A method of managing trading of a trading product of a first type, comprising:
receiving, by at least one processor, indicia indicating that a first user desires to trade one of (1) the trading product and (2) the type of trading product; determining, by the at least one processor, that there is no currently active ... | Various embodiments are directed to a trading system and method for identifying interest and qualifying users to participate in an auction. The system may receive indicia indicating a first user's desire to trade a product or type. The system may determine that there is no matching counter-interest in the product or ty... | 3,600 |
13,483 | 13,483 | 14,147,180 | 3,624 | The overall quality of a workforce is analyzed, scored and presented using an analysis engine that performs a multi-domain analysis on enterprise data. The analysis engine presents key information about the performance of a workforce across a range of hardware devices so as to inform different users in their unique con... | 1. A method of aggregating measures of industrial vehicle operator performance, comprising:
coupling an analysis engine executing on a server computer to at least two independent and distinct electronic data sources including a first data source that collects information about industrial vehicles, and a second data sou... | The overall quality of a workforce is analyzed, scored and presented using an analysis engine that performs a multi-domain analysis on enterprise data. The analysis engine presents key information about the performance of a workforce across a range of hardware devices so as to inform different users in their unique con... | 3,600 |
13,484 | 13,484 | 15,636,867 | 3,643 | The door system disclosed herein includes a frame and a door fabricated from a plurality of horizontal and vertical wire rods. The door may have an inverted hook which is aligned to a horizontal wire rod of the frame when the door is pivoted to the closed position. To close the door, the door is dropped so that the hor... | 1. An animal enclosure comprising:
a panel having a first horizontal wire, a second horizontal wire, a first vertical wire extending between the first and second horizontal wires and a second vertical wire extending between the first and second horizontal wires, the first and second wires and the first and second horiz... | The door system disclosed herein includes a frame and a door fabricated from a plurality of horizontal and vertical wire rods. The door may have an inverted hook which is aligned to a horizontal wire rod of the frame when the door is pivoted to the closed position. To close the door, the door is dropped so that the hor... | 3,600 |
13,485 | 13,485 | 13,621,199 | 3,643 | A hoof boot has a base, a heel captivator, and a pivoting mechanism that disposes the heel captivator to pivot relative to the base, preferably in a manner that allows the heel captivator at least three degrees of freedom of movement relative to the base. The heel captivator is preferably low in the rearmost portion, w... | 1. A hoof boot for placement on a hoof, the hoof boot comprising:
a base including a bottom wherein the bottom covers the entire bottom surface of the hoof and wherein the base at least partially covers lateral and anterior surfaces of the hoof; a cupped heel captivator; and a coupling mechanism for coupling the base t... | A hoof boot has a base, a heel captivator, and a pivoting mechanism that disposes the heel captivator to pivot relative to the base, preferably in a manner that allows the heel captivator at least three degrees of freedom of movement relative to the base. The heel captivator is preferably low in the rearmost portion, w... | 3,600 |
13,486 | 13,486 | 15,100,027 | 3,672 | A fluidic oscillator assembly can include at least one fluidic oscillator, and a closure that in one position prevents flow through the oscillator to an exterior of the assembly, and in another position permits flow through the oscillator to the exterior. A method can include flowing fluid longitudinally through a flui... | 1. A fluidic oscillator assembly for use in a subterranean well, the assembly comprising:
at least one fluidic oscillator formed in a structure; and a closure that in a first position prevents fluid flow through the fluidic oscillator to an exterior of the assembly, and in a second position permits fluid flow through t... | A fluidic oscillator assembly can include at least one fluidic oscillator, and a closure that in one position prevents flow through the oscillator to an exterior of the assembly, and in another position permits flow through the oscillator to the exterior. A method can include flowing fluid longitudinally through a flui... | 3,600 |
13,487 | 13,487 | 14,161,938 | 3,622 | A commerce system has retailers offering products for sale to consumers. A list including an item is provided. A set of products interchangeable with the item is determined. A product is selected from the set of products to maximize a value to a consumer. An activity within the commerce system is controlled in response... | 1. A method of controlling an activity within a commerce system, comprising:
providing a list including an item; determining a set of products interchangeable with the item; selecting a product from the set of products to maximize a value to a consumer; and controlling the activity within the commerce system in respons... | A commerce system has retailers offering products for sale to consumers. A list including an item is provided. A set of products interchangeable with the item is determined. A product is selected from the set of products to maximize a value to a consumer. An activity within the commerce system is controlled in response... | 3,600 |
13,488 | 13,488 | 14,310,061 | 3,628 | At a remote server, an indication is obtained that a prospective transit rider has come into geographic proximity of a particular transit boarding area. At the remote server, an authorization request is dispatched to an issuer of a payment card account associated with the prospective transit rider, based on the remote ... | 1. A method comprising the steps of:
obtaining, at a remote server, an indication that a prospective transit rider has come into geographic proximity of a particular transit boarding area; at the remote server, dispatching an authorization request to an issuer of a payment card account associated with said prospective ... | At a remote server, an indication is obtained that a prospective transit rider has come into geographic proximity of a particular transit boarding area. At the remote server, an authorization request is dispatched to an issuer of a payment card account associated with the prospective transit rider, based on the remote ... | 3,600 |
13,489 | 13,489 | 12,358,768 | 3,695 | A trading platform and trading method that allows access to additional pools of liquidity is described. Other embodiments are also described. | 1. A multi-computer system for distributed processing comprising:
a first computer configured to:
receive an instruction to accept orders without confirmation, in which the orders define a side of a trade for a financial instrument,
receive an indication of an order from a second computer, in which the order defines th... | A trading platform and trading method that allows access to additional pools of liquidity is described. Other embodiments are also described.1. A multi-computer system for distributed processing comprising:
a first computer configured to:
receive an instruction to accept orders without confirmation, in which the orders... | 3,600 |
13,490 | 13,490 | 14,312,228 | 3,688 | System and method configured to store data defining merchant groups, data associating transaction terminals with merchant groups, and data associating offers with merchant groups. Each of the merchant has one or more transaction terminals configured to process payments via a payment processing network. When a transacti... | 1. A method, comprising:
storing, in a computing apparatus, merchant hierarchy data associating a plurality of transaction terminals with a plurality of merchants and associating the plurality of merchants with a plurality of merchant groups, wherein
each transaction terminal in the plurality of transaction terminals i... | System and method configured to store data defining merchant groups, data associating transaction terminals with merchant groups, and data associating offers with merchant groups. Each of the merchant has one or more transaction terminals configured to process payments via a payment processing network. When a transacti... | 3,600 |
13,491 | 13,491 | 13,677,234 | 3,632 | A motor mount is reconfigurable between at least a first configuration adapted to accept a first arrangement of fasteners and a second configuration adapted to accept a second arrangement of fasteners, the first and second arrangements of fasteners being different from each other. | 1. A reconfigurable motor mount comprising:
at least one connection point that has at least a first configuration adapted to accept a first arrangement of fasteners and a second configuration adapted to accept a second arrangement of fasteners, the first and second arrangements of fasteners being different from each ot... | A motor mount is reconfigurable between at least a first configuration adapted to accept a first arrangement of fasteners and a second configuration adapted to accept a second arrangement of fasteners, the first and second arrangements of fasteners being different from each other.1. A reconfigurable motor mount compris... | 3,600 |
13,492 | 13,492 | 15,413,693 | 3,625 | A central computer system for a retail shopping facility automatically determines that a customer having a retail item available for pickup at the facility is currently proximal to the facility and automatically responds by sending the customer a message that includes an opportunity for the customer to indicate that th... | 1. An apparatus comprising:
a retail shopping facility; a network interface; a central computer system operably coupled to the network interface and configured to:
automatically determine that a customer having a retail item available for pickup at the retail shopping facility is currently proximal to the retail shoppi... | A central computer system for a retail shopping facility automatically determines that a customer having a retail item available for pickup at the facility is currently proximal to the facility and automatically responds by sending the customer a message that includes an opportunity for the customer to indicate that th... | 3,600 |
13,493 | 13,493 | 14,731,565 | 3,622 | A social networking system presents a content feed including organic content items and sponsored content items to a user. To maintain user interaction with the content feed, the social networking system determines probabilities of the user performing various types of interactions with a sponsored content item and accou... | 1. A method comprising:
receiving one or more advertisement requests (“ad requests”) at a social networking system, each ad request including a bid amount and an advertisement; receiving a request to present a content feed to a user of the social networking system, the content feed including one or more content items a... | A social networking system presents a content feed including organic content items and sponsored content items to a user. To maintain user interaction with the content feed, the social networking system determines probabilities of the user performing various types of interactions with a sponsored content item and accou... | 3,600 |
13,494 | 13,494 | 14,814,652 | 3,629 | A method for managing a plurality of financial documents using a financial management application (FMA). The method includes performing a plurality of activities of the FMA, recording, in an activity feed, the plurality of activities and metadata describing characteristics of performing the plurality of activities, sel... | 1. A method for managing a plurality of financial documents using a financial management application (FMA), comprising:
performing a plurality of activities of the FMA; recording, in an activity feed, the plurality of activities and metadata describing characteristics of performing the plurality of activities; selectin... | A method for managing a plurality of financial documents using a financial management application (FMA). The method includes performing a plurality of activities of the FMA, recording, in an activity feed, the plurality of activities and metadata describing characteristics of performing the plurality of activities, sel... | 3,600 |
13,495 | 13,495 | 12,961,832 | 3,689 | Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with providing an alert when alert criteria is met by monitored AE data analysis output. An alert criteria is specified that corresponds to desired results of at least two different instances of AE data analysis. The alert criteria is assessed on at least one data sour... | 1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
specifying an alert criteria corresponding to desired results of at least two different instances of AE data analysis; assessing the alert criteria on at least one data source; and outputting a case series that meets the alert criteria. 2. The computer-implemented method of... | Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with providing an alert when alert criteria is met by monitored AE data analysis output. An alert criteria is specified that corresponds to desired results of at least two different instances of AE data analysis. The alert criteria is assessed on at least one data sour... | 3,600 |
13,496 | 13,496 | 14,469,238 | 3,688 | A method, system, and computer readable medium for automatically selecting target consumers and delivering business-initiated messages to the selected target consumers, as well as automatically selecting target businesses and delivering consumer-initiated messages to the selected target businesses. In particular, finan... | 1. A system for targeted communication, comprising:
a computer processor; a commerce platform configured to perform a plurality of financial transactions, wherein the plurality of financial transactions comprise payments from a plurality of consumers in exchange for goods and services provided by a plurality of busines... | A method, system, and computer readable medium for automatically selecting target consumers and delivering business-initiated messages to the selected target consumers, as well as automatically selecting target businesses and delivering consumer-initiated messages to the selected target businesses. In particular, finan... | 3,600 |
13,497 | 13,497 | 13,022,420 | 3,693 | A system and method to allow service consumers to access financial services deployed using various integration technologies with optimal latency through a technique of data-driven bus arbitration and the use of on-demand delivered bus integration plug-in components. | 1. A computer-implemented method for providing access to financial trading services, comprising:
identifying financial trading services that will be accessible to an end user; determining performance requirements for each financial trading service, wherein the performance requirements relate to at least one of latency ... | A system and method to allow service consumers to access financial services deployed using various integration technologies with optimal latency through a technique of data-driven bus arbitration and the use of on-demand delivered bus integration plug-in components.1. A computer-implemented method for providing access ... | 3,600 |
13,498 | 13,498 | 12,709,067 | 3,696 | A method for trading a securities bundle indexed to entertainment revenue includes identifying a securities bundle comprising a first and second security. The first security is associated with a first entertainment event and the second security is associated with a second entertainment event. The first security is offe... | 1. A method comprising:
transmitting to a remote device a request to purchase a securities bundle in exchange for a right to a percentage of a revenue that is generated by an entertainment event at a future date, in which the securities bundle is indexed to a plurality of entertainment events; transmitting to the remot... | A method for trading a securities bundle indexed to entertainment revenue includes identifying a securities bundle comprising a first and second security. The first security is associated with a first entertainment event and the second security is associated with a second entertainment event. The first security is offe... | 3,600 |
13,499 | 13,499 | 11,799,609 | 3,691 | Disclosed is an anonymous block trade matching system which allows users that wish to cross large blocks of stock to submit orders, or indications of interest, with the option of utilizing market peg benchmarks or future price cross benchmarks. Orders submitted may be subject to minimum thresholds, including a threshol... | 1. An anonymous block trade matching system, comprising:
at least one server configured to receive via a network order data for an order of a security, said order data comprising a user's specification of a price benchmark for said order, said price benchmark being selected from the group consisting of: a peg value wit... | Disclosed is an anonymous block trade matching system which allows users that wish to cross large blocks of stock to submit orders, or indications of interest, with the option of utilizing market peg benchmarks or future price cross benchmarks. Orders submitted may be subject to minimum thresholds, including a threshol... | 3,600 |
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