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In certain implementations, a user request to add a new concept may be received. A set of media item recommendations may be caused to be loaded on a user interface for presentation to a user responsive to the user request to add the new concept. The media item recommendation set may include a set of recommendations loa...
1. A system for updating, on a user interface, recommendations in real-time based on user selection of media item recommendations provided via the user interface, the system comprising: one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: receive a user request to add a new concept; cause a s...
In certain implementations, a user request to add a new concept may be received. A set of media item recommendations may be caused to be loaded on a user interface for presentation to a user responsive to the user request to add the new concept. The media item recommendation set may include a set of recommendations loa...
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A system and method for facilitating the accurate entry of information into a highly structured database by initially extracting information from a plurality of nonuniformly formatted source data streams, e.g., documents/files, and subsequent interactions with users before storing the accepted and/or modified informati...
1. A method for facilitating via an interactive path a transfer of resume data to a service provider, the method comprising: (a) receiving, by a service provider via an interactive path with a job applicant, digital data comprising a resume of the job applicant, the interactive path provided via a remote communication ...
A system and method for facilitating the accurate entry of information into a highly structured database by initially extracting information from a plurality of nonuniformly formatted source data streams, e.g., documents/files, and subsequent interactions with users before storing the accepted and/or modified informati...
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A system for enhancing a flow of a fluid induced by a rod pumping unit is provided. The system includes one or more sensors and a pumping control unit configured to control stroke movement of the rod pumping unit. The pumping control unit is configured to: (a) initiate at least one stroke of the rod pumping unit; (b) r...
1. A system for enhancing a flow of a fluid induced by a rod pumping unit, said system comprising: one or more sensors configured to monitor one or more conditions of the rod pumping unit and generate signals representing sensor data based on the one or more conditions; and a pumping control unit comprising a processor...
A system for enhancing a flow of a fluid induced by a rod pumping unit is provided. The system includes one or more sensors and a pumping control unit configured to control stroke movement of the rod pumping unit. The pumping control unit is configured to: (a) initiate at least one stroke of the rod pumping unit; (b) r...
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An information display system is described herein that separates rendering of information from receiving that information so that the rendering portion can be quickly displayed to the user and the data can arrive as it is available to provide further detail. The rendering portion creates a hardware surface measured to ...
1. A computing device for displaying a user interface, the computing device comprising: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions, wherein execution of the stored instructions causes the computing device to: send information retrieval requests to one or mor...
An information display system is described herein that separates rendering of information from receiving that information so that the rendering portion can be quickly displayed to the user and the data can arrive as it is available to provide further detail. The rendering portion creates a hardware surface measured to ...
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Locating program code units stored on digital data storage includes defining a software module fragment by assigning a software module fragment label to selected program code units, creating a module fragment list defining a software module, said list comprising a set of said software module fragments, receiving a requ...
1-20. (canceled) 21. A computer-implemented method, comprising: associating a label to a program code unit of a software module to define a software module fragment; generating, using a plurality of software module fragments respectively associated with a plurality of different program code units, a module fragment lis...
Locating program code units stored on digital data storage includes defining a software module fragment by assigning a software module fragment label to selected program code units, creating a module fragment list defining a software module, said list comprising a set of said software module fragments, receiving a requ...
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Systems, methods, and software are described herein to support view-based storage. A service application that provides a user interface to a service receives data communicated by the service and identifies at least a service item to present in at least one of various views rendered in the user interface. The service ap...
1. One or more computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon comprising a service application for facilitating a user interface to a service that, when executed by a processing system, directs the processing system to at least: identify, from data communicated by the service, at least a ser...
Systems, methods, and software are described herein to support view-based storage. A service application that provides a user interface to a service receives data communicated by the service and identifies at least a service item to present in at least one of various views rendered in the user interface. The service ap...
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Method for mapping a 3D grid or mesh from a faulted subsurface domain to a continuous design domain, wherein the grid may be used to represent a discrete model of a subsurface material property (such as permeability) to use, for example, in a reservoir simulator. The mapping is geometry-based, not physics-based. The ma...
1. A method for generating a model of a material property of a faulted subsurface region for hydrocarbon prospecting or reservoir development, said method comprising: generating, using a computer, a mapping of a model mesh representing a physical domain of the subsurface region, with faults, to an optimized mesh repres...
Method for mapping a 3D grid or mesh from a faulted subsurface domain to a continuous design domain, wherein the grid may be used to represent a discrete model of a subsurface material property (such as permeability) to use, for example, in a reservoir simulator. The mapping is geometry-based, not physics-based. The ma...
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A method for manual intervention in a dialing process includes maintaining a list of records containing phone numbers in a database stored on a computer readable storage medium, receiving at a computer and from the user a click for each of the records within the list of records in the database stored on the computer re...
1. A method for manual intervention in a dialing process, the method comprising: (a) maintaining a list of records containing phone numbers in a database stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; (b) providing a user interface in operative communication with the database, wherein the user interface i...
A method for manual intervention in a dialing process includes maintaining a list of records containing phone numbers in a database stored on a computer readable storage medium, receiving at a computer and from the user a click for each of the records within the list of records in the database stored on the computer re...
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A method and system for identifying results of a query that includes a type predicate is provided. A search system maintains a collection of facts that includes a triple for each fact and a type table that maps entities of the facts to their corresponding type. The search system uses the type table to speed up the proc...
1. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a transitory, propagating signal storing computer-executable instructions for controlling a computing system to provide results for a query by performing a method comprising: receiving a query having a non-type query triple and a type query triple, the non-type query tr...
A method and system for identifying results of a query that includes a type predicate is provided. A search system maintains a collection of facts that includes a triple for each fact and a type table that maps entities of the facts to their corresponding type. The search system uses the type table to speed up the proc...
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A media apparatus for mapping a plurality of media files across multiple media sources may include a database of previously stored content information including a plurality of previously stored content entries, each content entry including a previously stored filename and previously stored metadata. The apparatus may a...
1. A media apparatus for mapping a plurality of media files across multiple media sources, comprising: a database of previously stored content information including a plurality of previously stored content entries, each content entry including a previously stored filename and previously stored metadata; a controller pr...
A media apparatus for mapping a plurality of media files across multiple media sources may include a database of previously stored content information including a plurality of previously stored content entries, each content entry including a previously stored filename and previously stored metadata. The apparatus may a...
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A system and method for reporting invalid recordings of interactions. An interaction exchange list of interactions may be received that is transferred from an interaction exchange, e.g. to a contact center. A recorded interaction list may be generated listing recorded interactions stored in a memory. Records from the i...
1. A method for reporting invalid recordings of interactions, the method comprising: receiving an interaction exchange list of interactions transferred from an interaction exchange; generating a recorded interaction list of recorded interactions stored in a memory; matching records from the interaction exchange list wi...
A system and method for reporting invalid recordings of interactions. An interaction exchange list of interactions may be received that is transferred from an interaction exchange, e.g. to a contact center. A recorded interaction list may be generated listing recorded interactions stored in a memory. Records from the i...
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A novel data-parallel algorithm is presented for topic modeling on a highly-parallel hardware architectures. The algorithm is a Markov-Chain Monte Carlo algorithm used to estimate the parameters of the LDA topic model. This algorithm is based on a highly parallel partially-collapsed Gibbs sampler, but replaces a stocha...
1. A method for identifying sets of correlated words comprising: receiving information for a set of documents; wherein the set of documents comprises a plurality of words; running a partially-collapsed Gibbs sampler over a Dirichlet distribution of the plurality of words in the set of documents to produce sampler resul...
A novel data-parallel algorithm is presented for topic modeling on a highly-parallel hardware architectures. The algorithm is a Markov-Chain Monte Carlo algorithm used to estimate the parameters of the LDA topic model. This algorithm is based on a highly parallel partially-collapsed Gibbs sampler, but replaces a stocha...
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Methods and systems for providing and managing content are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving at least a portion of a content item and determining a timing attribute associated with at least a portion of the content item. An example method can also comprise determining a delivery information attribute ...
1. A method, comprising: receiving at least a portion of a content item; determining a timing attribute associated with the at least a portion of the content item; determining a delivery information attribute based on the timing attribute, wherein the delivery information attribute comprises at least one of a time dura...
Methods and systems for providing and managing content are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving at least a portion of a content item and determining a timing attribute associated with at least a portion of the content item. An example method can also comprise determining a delivery information attribute ...
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Disclosed herein is a redaction system, method and computer program product. Embodiments of the invention implement an automated redaction system for redacting electronic documents. A redaction system of the invention has a source of electronic documents to be redacted; a source of redaction rules; and a redaction engi...
1. A redaction system comprising: a source of redaction rules; and a redaction engine coupled to the source of redaction rules, the redaction engine configured to redact an electronic document in accordance with at least one of the redaction rules contained in the source of redaction rules to thereby generate a redac...
Disclosed herein is a redaction system, method and computer program product. Embodiments of the invention implement an automated redaction system for redacting electronic documents. A redaction system of the invention has a source of electronic documents to be redacted; a source of redaction rules; and a redaction engi...
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A method, system and computer program product for identifying potential class loader problems prior to or during the deployment of the classes to the production environment. A set of class loaders is loaded into memory. The set of class loaders is arranged hierarchically into parent-child relationships. The class searc...
1. A method for identifying potential class loader problems, the method comprising: loading a set of class loaders into memory; arranging said set of class loaders hierarchically into parent-child relationships; generating, by a processor, a class search path sequence for each class loader; identifying one or more clas...
A method, system and computer program product for identifying potential class loader problems prior to or during the deployment of the classes to the production environment. A set of class loaders is loaded into memory. The set of class loaders is arranged hierarchically into parent-child relationships. The class searc...
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The invention provides systems and methods for manufacture of a non-homogeneous article using a 3D voxel-based model of the article and a rapid prototyping device. Use of a voxel-based model provides processing advantages and offers improved realism of the manufactured object with regard to non-homogeneous (i) color, (...
1. A method for manufacturing an aesthetically-acceptable non-homogeneous object, the method comprising the steps of: (a) defining a 3D voxel representation for the non-homogeneous object to be manufactured, wherein each of a plurality of voxels is assigned one or more values representing one or more of the following p...
The invention provides systems and methods for manufacture of a non-homogeneous article using a 3D voxel-based model of the article and a rapid prototyping device. Use of a voxel-based model provides processing advantages and offers improved realism of the manufactured object with regard to non-homogeneous (i) color, (...
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A method, system and computer program product for identifying potential class loader problems prior to or during the deployment of the classes to the production environment. A set of class loaders is loaded into memory. The set of class loaders is arranged hierarchically into parent-child relationships. The class searc...
1. A computer program product for identifying potential class loader problems, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising the programming instructions for: loading a set of class loaders into memory; arranging said set o...
A method, system and computer program product for identifying potential class loader problems prior to or during the deployment of the classes to the production environment. A set of class loaders is loaded into memory. The set of class loaders is arranged hierarchically into parent-child relationships. The class searc...
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Methods, storage arrays and computer readable media for path discovery to ports of a Fibre Channel storage system that includes a multi-array pool and is part of a group of arrays are provided. One example method includes executing a pull operation via a group leader array of the group of arrays. The pull operation is ...
1. A method for path discovery to ports of a Fibre Channel storage system that includes a multi-array pool that is part of a group of arrays, comprising, executing a pull operation via a group leader array of the group of arrays, the pull operation is configured to gather port status of each one of the arrays in the gr...
Methods, storage arrays and computer readable media for path discovery to ports of a Fibre Channel storage system that includes a multi-array pool and is part of a group of arrays are provided. One example method includes executing a pull operation via a group leader array of the group of arrays. The pull operation is ...
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The invention relates to methods of interleaving payload data and integrity control data in an external memory interfaced with a microcontroller to improve data integrity check, enhance data confidentiality and save internal memory. Data words and are received for storing in the external memory. Each data word is used ...
1. A method for securely storing data words and integrity words within an external memory of a microcontroller, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of data words and a plurality of logic addresses; associating each data word, within the plurality of data words, with a corresponding logic address within the plu...
The invention relates to methods of interleaving payload data and integrity control data in an external memory interfaced with a microcontroller to improve data integrity check, enhance data confidentiality and save internal memory. Data words and are received for storing in the external memory. Each data word is used ...
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Examples disclosed herein relate to web page output selection. A processor may determine the features of a section of a web page and assign a weight to each of the features respectively. The processor may determine a score for the section based on the weights of the features and determine to output the section based on...
1. A computing system, comprising: a storage to store information about previously output selections of web pages, wherein outputting selections comprises at least one of printing, digitally clipping, transmitting, and storing, and a processor to weight the features of the output selections according to the frequency o...
Examples disclosed herein relate to web page output selection. A processor may determine the features of a section of a web page and assign a weight to each of the features respectively. The processor may determine a score for the section based on the weights of the features and determine to output the section based on...
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Provided are methods comprising receiving a query for information from the database, determining particular data element types and data element values that are the subject of the query, instantiating a query data structure containing the data element types and the data element values that are the subject of the query, ...
1. A method for analyzing information within a database that comprises one or more database structures which collectively contain a plurality of data records, with each record having at least two data element types, and with at least one of the data element types having a different data element value from the data elem...
Provided are methods comprising receiving a query for information from the database, determining particular data element types and data element values that are the subject of the query, instantiating a query data structure containing the data element types and the data element values that are the subject of the query, ...
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A visualization of literary elements of a work of literature, such as a novel or short story, is generated from meta-data records representing a digital work of literature including literary elements (humor, drama, adventure, etc.), characters, and plot devices related to a position within the work of literature where ...
1. A method for visualizing literary elements as a graph comprising: receiving, by a computer system, a set of meta-data records representing the contents of an existing digital work of literature, wherein each meta-data record comprises a significance value for a literary element and a relationship of the literary ele...
A visualization of literary elements of a work of literature, such as a novel or short story, is generated from meta-data records representing a digital work of literature including literary elements (humor, drama, adventure, etc.), characters, and plot devices related to a position within the work of literature where ...
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A system simulates a process. Software instructions stored on a memory device and executable by a processor represent a process entity with a model. Instructions configure the model to function in a plurality of modes, the modes comprising a process mode, a fluid flow mode, and a dynamic mode. Additionally, instruction...
1. A system for simulating a process comprising: a processor; a memory device coupled to the processor; software instructions stored on the memory device and executable by the processor, said instructions comprising: instructions for representing a process entity with a model; instructions for configuring the model to ...
A system simulates a process. Software instructions stored on a memory device and executable by a processor represent a process entity with a model. Instructions configure the model to function in a plurality of modes, the modes comprising a process mode, a fluid flow mode, and a dynamic mode. Additionally, instruction...
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A control system and methods for controlling a technical system includes one or more display units constituting a display working environment. The control system further includes an arrangement thumbnail, in turn including graphical representation of the display working environment, the arrangement thumbnail being prov...
1-12. (canceled) 13. A supervisory control system controlling a power transmission and/or distribution system, said supervisory control system comprising one or more display units constituting a display working environment and comprising means that visualize information objects related to the controlling of said power ...
A control system and methods for controlling a technical system includes one or more display units constituting a display working environment. The control system further includes an arrangement thumbnail, in turn including graphical representation of the display working environment, the arrangement thumbnail being prov...
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A network analysis tool receives network flow information and uses deep learning—machine learning that models high-level abstractions in the network flow information—to identify dependencies between network assets. Based on the identified dependencies, the network analysis tool can discover functional relationships bet...
1. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions for causing a computing system, when programmed thereby, to perform: receiving network flow information; identifying dependencies between multiple network assets based on evaluation of the network flow information, wherein the evaluation in...
A network analysis tool receives network flow information and uses deep learning—machine learning that models high-level abstractions in the network flow information—to identify dependencies between network assets. Based on the identified dependencies, the network analysis tool can discover functional relationships bet...
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Methods and apparatus for providing a trending tool for presenting trending information measured or collected with regard to a content page within the context of a display of the content page. In some cases, a trending tool may be used to present trending information based on analytics data for a given selectable item ...
1. A method, comprising: performing, by one or more computing devices: displaying, within a user interface, a content page comprising a plurality of selectable items, wherein each of the plurality of selectable items corresponds to measured analytics data; retrieving trending information corresponding to the plurality ...
Methods and apparatus for providing a trending tool for presenting trending information measured or collected with regard to a content page within the context of a display of the content page. In some cases, a trending tool may be used to present trending information based on analytics data for a given selectable item ...
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A Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable assembly is configured to interconnect a USB device, such as a smartphone or digital music player, disposed within a motor vehicle with a USB hub disposed within the motor vehicle, such as in the vehicle's infotainment system. The USB cable assembly includes a first connector configur...
1. A Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable assembly configured to interconnect a USB device disposed within a motor vehicle to a USB hub disposed within the same motor vehicle, said USB cable assembly comprising: a first connector configured to interface with the USB hub; a second connector configured to interface with the ...
A Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable assembly is configured to interconnect a USB device, such as a smartphone or digital music player, disposed within a motor vehicle with a USB hub disposed within the motor vehicle, such as in the vehicle's infotainment system. The USB cable assembly includes a first connector configur...
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Methods and apparatuses for generating a condition code for a floating point number operation prior to normalization. A processor receives an intermediate result for an operation, wherein the intermediate result comprises an intermediate significand and an intermediate exponent. A processor determines a mask based on t...
1-7. (canceled) 8. A computer program product for generating a condition code for a floating point number operation prior to normalization, the computer program product comprising: a computer readable storage medium and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium, the program instructions compri...
Methods and apparatuses for generating a condition code for a floating point number operation prior to normalization. A processor receives an intermediate result for an operation, wherein the intermediate result comprises an intermediate significand and an intermediate exponent. A processor determines a mask based on t...
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Methods and apparatuses for generating a condition code for a floating point number operation prior to normalization. A processor receives an intermediate result for an operation, wherein the intermediate result comprises an intermediate significand and an intermediate exponent. A processor determines a mask based on t...
1. A method of generating a condition code for a floating point number operation prior to normalization, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors, an intermediate result for an operation, wherein the intermediate result comprises an intermediate significand and an intermediate exponent; determining, ...
Methods and apparatuses for generating a condition code for a floating point number operation prior to normalization. A processor receives an intermediate result for an operation, wherein the intermediate result comprises an intermediate significand and an intermediate exponent. A processor determines a mask based on t...
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Aspects disclosed herein include memory controllers employing memory capacity compression, and related processor-based systems and methods. In certain aspects, compressed memory controllers are employed that can provide memory capacity compression. In some aspects, a line-based memory capacity compression scheme can be...
1. A compressed memory controller, comprising: a memory interface configured to access a system memory; and a compressed controller configured to: receive a memory access request comprising a physical address (PA) to be accessed in the system memory over a system bus; translate the received PA in the received memory ac...
Aspects disclosed herein include memory controllers employing memory capacity compression, and related processor-based systems and methods. In certain aspects, compressed memory controllers are employed that can provide memory capacity compression. In some aspects, a line-based memory capacity compression scheme can be...
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Associating error events with inputs to applications can refer to associating each of a plurality of different error event types encountered in response to an input to an element of an application displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a user device with a unique identifier of the input and representing an er...
1. A system, comprising: an associate engine to associate each of a plurality of different error event types encountered in response to an input to an element of an application displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a user device with a unique identifier of the input; and a represent engine to represent an er...
Associating error events with inputs to applications can refer to associating each of a plurality of different error event types encountered in response to an input to an element of an application displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a user device with a unique identifier of the input and representing an er...
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The invention relates to a method for controlling thermal properties of a node. The method steps include calculating, using a temperature reading, a transmission duty cycle of the node, calculating a data amount capable of being transmitted with the transmission duty cycle, and transmitting, from a network interface of...
1. A method for controlling thermal properties of a node, comprising: calculating, using a temperature reading, a transmission duty cycle of the node; calculating a data amount capable of being transmitted with the transmission duty cycle; and transmitting, from a network interface of the node, a plurality of available...
The invention relates to a method for controlling thermal properties of a node. The method steps include calculating, using a temperature reading, a transmission duty cycle of the node, calculating a data amount capable of being transmitted with the transmission duty cycle, and transmitting, from a network interface of...
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A method of providing an interface in a terminal equipped with a touch screen, including displaying a first screen when receiving an unlock input for displaying the preset first screen. A screen change input for changing a part or an entire of the first screen into a preset second screen is received through the touch s...
1. A method of providing an interface in a terminal equipped with a touch screen, comprising: displaying a first screen when receiving an unlock input touch command for displaying a preset first screen; receiving a screen change input touch command for changing a part or an entirety of the first screen into a preset se...
A method of providing an interface in a terminal equipped with a touch screen, including displaying a first screen when receiving an unlock input for displaying the preset first screen. A screen change input for changing a part or an entire of the first screen into a preset second screen is received through the touch s...
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A portal page may be displayed in the active area of a portable computing device display. The portable computing device may receive display data that includes original page display instructions specifying how to display a plurality of portlets within a common page. The personal computing device may identify an initial ...
1. A method of displaying a portal page within an active display area, the method comprising: receiving display data that includes original page display instructions specifying how to display a plurality of portlets within a common page; identifying an initial portlet of the plurality of portlets; producing modified pa...
A portal page may be displayed in the active area of a portable computing device display. The portable computing device may receive display data that includes original page display instructions specifying how to display a plurality of portlets within a common page. The personal computing device may identify an initial ...
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Techniques for generating and providing a checklist, and for providing updates to a checklist based on event data. In some aspects, a checklist is provided to a terminal device by receiving a notification of a trigger event, which is used, at least in part, to obtain a checklist template and to generate a checklist fro...
1. A processor-driven method of providing a medical checklist to a terminal device, the method comprising operating one or more processors to execute stored program instructions causing the one or more processors to: receive a notification that a trigger event has occurred, the notification comprising an event identifi...
Techniques for generating and providing a checklist, and for providing updates to a checklist based on event data. In some aspects, a checklist is provided to a terminal device by receiving a notification of a trigger event, which is used, at least in part, to obtain a checklist template and to generate a checklist fro...
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A maintenance mode mechanism (MMM) expedites host maintenance in a cloud computing environment by intelligently suspending essentially inactive virtual machines. The user is given the option to enter maintenance mode using the MMM. The MMM determines essentially inactive VMs that can be suspended to reduce the number o...
1. An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a cloud computing system with a host computer having a plurality of active virtual machines; a maintenance mode mechanism (MMM) residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, wherein the MMM determine...
A maintenance mode mechanism (MMM) expedites host maintenance in a cloud computing environment by intelligently suspending essentially inactive virtual machines. The user is given the option to enter maintenance mode using the MMM. The MMM determines essentially inactive VMs that can be suspended to reduce the number o...
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A mobile device may advertise an application human-machine interface (HMI) service responsive to connection to a computing platform of a vehicle as the primary mobile device. One or more secondary mobile devices may connect to the application HMI service of the primary mobile device. The primary mobile device may provi...
1. A system comprising: a primary mobile device programmed to: advertise an application human-machine interface (HMI) service responsive to connection to a computing platform of a vehicle as the primary mobile device, connect to at least one secondary mobile device, and provide a user interface of a connected applicati...
A mobile device may advertise an application human-machine interface (HMI) service responsive to connection to a computing platform of a vehicle as the primary mobile device. One or more secondary mobile devices may connect to the application HMI service of the primary mobile device. The primary mobile device may provi...
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A portal page may be displayed in the active area of a portable computing device display. The portable computing device may receive display data that includes original page display instructions specifying how to display a plurality of portlets within a common page. The personal computing device may identify an initial ...
1-9. (canceled) 10. A computing system, comprising: a display with an active display area; a computer memory configured to receive display data that includes page display instructions that specify how a plurality of portlets are to be displayed within a common page; at least one processor circuit communicatively connec...
A portal page may be displayed in the active area of a portable computing device display. The portable computing device may receive display data that includes original page display instructions specifying how to display a plurality of portlets within a common page. The personal computing device may identify an initial ...
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A virtual database administrator (VDBA) is implemented in a database server network to monitor back-up write events from the database servers on the network to a network back-up server and correct failed back-up attempts. The VDBA regularly polls the database servers for copies of event logs that include information ab...
1. A network database administration system comprising a backup polling module that requests and receives event log information from each of one or more database servers within a network; a parsing module that searches the event log information and identifies one or more of an event entry indicating a successful databa...
A virtual database administrator (VDBA) is implemented in a database server network to monitor back-up write events from the database servers on the network to a network back-up server and correct failed back-up attempts. The VDBA regularly polls the database servers for copies of event logs that include information ab...
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A memory allocator assigns temporary memory limits to each of a plurality of processes requiring memory. Thereafter, at least one assigned temporary memory limit is changed during execution of a corresponding process. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising: assigning, by a memory allocator, temporary memory limits to each of a plural...
A memory allocator assigns temporary memory limits to each of a plurality of processes requiring memory. Thereafter, at least one assigned temporary memory limit is changed during execution of a corresponding process. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.1. A computer program product c...
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A reaction indicator in the form of a graphical user interface is disclosed. The reaction indicator combines sentiment and intensity data relating to an asset for use in real-time evaluation of publicly traded assets, in particular equities and commodities. The reaction indicator includes graphic objects displayed upon...
1. A reaction indicator in the form of a graphical user interface, the reaction indicator combining sentiment and intensity data relating to a publicly traded asset for use in real-time evaluation of the publicly traded asset, comprising: graphic objects displayed upon a monitor that depict social media market sentimen...
A reaction indicator in the form of a graphical user interface is disclosed. The reaction indicator combines sentiment and intensity data relating to an asset for use in real-time evaluation of publicly traded assets, in particular equities and commodities. The reaction indicator includes graphic objects displayed upon...
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A panoptic visualization system includes an enforcer and a layout engine coupled thereto. The enforcer is configured to identify a restricted document component of a panoptic visualization document collection having a plurality of document components each of which includes respective media content and has associated me...
1. A panoptic visualization system comprising: an enforcer configured to identify a restricted document component of a panoptic visualization document collection having a plurality of document components each of which includes respective media content and has associated metadata providing information about the respecti...
A panoptic visualization system includes an enforcer and a layout engine coupled thereto. The enforcer is configured to identify a restricted document component of a panoptic visualization document collection having a plurality of document components each of which includes respective media content and has associated me...
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An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display screen to display a graphical representation of a mathematical relationship and to enable a user to enter a one-dimensional touch gesture thereon for performing a one-dimensional adjustment function for the displayed graphical representation. A display adjustment ...
1. An electronic device, comprising: a touch-sensitive display screen to display a graphical representation of a mathematical relationship and to enable a user to enter a one-dimensional touch gesture thereon for performing a one-dimensional adjustment function for the displayed graphical representation; and a display ...
An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display screen to display a graphical representation of a mathematical relationship and to enable a user to enter a one-dimensional touch gesture thereon for performing a one-dimensional adjustment function for the displayed graphical representation. A display adjustment ...
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A method begins by a processing module receiving a data storage request and accessing a file directory to identify dispersed storage network (DSN) systems. The method continues with the processing module identifying dispersed storage (DS) units to produce identified DS units for each of the DSN systems and selecting on...
1. A method comprises: receiving a data storage request; accessing a file directory to identify dispersed storage network (DSN) systems; for each of the DSN systems, identifying dispersed storage (DS) units based on a desired dispersed error coding performance level to produce identified DS units; selecting one of the ...
A method begins by a processing module receiving a data storage request and accessing a file directory to identify dispersed storage network (DSN) systems. The method continues with the processing module identifying dispersed storage (DS) units to produce identified DS units for each of the DSN systems and selecting on...
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This invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for processing instruction code to solve a problem. A method according to an embodiment includes: identifying a first relational data table operating on a second relational data table in the instruction code; selecting one or more sets of decision ...
1. A method of processing instruction code to solve a problem, comprising: identifying a first relational data table operating on a second relational data table in the instruction code; selecting one or more sets of decision variables from identified tables and operation; constructing one or more equivalent sets of ser...
This invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for processing instruction code to solve a problem. A method according to an embodiment includes: identifying a first relational data table operating on a second relational data table in the instruction code; selecting one or more sets of decision ...
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The invention relates to search for cases in a database. According to the proposed method and apparatus, similarity matching is performed between an input case and a set of cases in an initial search to receive similar cases by—using a given matching criterion. Then statistics on image and non-image-based features asso...
1. A method of searching cases in a database, said method comprising: a first step of performing similarity matching between an input case and cases in the database by using a first matching criterion, to identify a set of cases similar to said input case; calculating statistics on features associated with the set of s...
The invention relates to search for cases in a database. According to the proposed method and apparatus, similarity matching is performed between an input case and a set of cases in an initial search to receive similar cases by—using a given matching criterion. Then statistics on image and non-image-based features asso...
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A computing environment typically comprises a large set of diverse objects, such as files, user profiles, executable binaries, configuration information, and data caches, wherein such objects are typically stored and managed by an aggregation of systems, such as a file system, a system registry, and an assembly cache. ...
1. A method of representing a computing environment, the method comprising: representing objects of the computing environment in an object hierarchy, respective objects represented according to a recursable base representation format. 2. The method of claim 1, the recursable base representation format comprising a recu...
A computing environment typically comprises a large set of diverse objects, such as files, user profiles, executable binaries, configuration information, and data caches, wherein such objects are typically stored and managed by an aggregation of systems, such as a file system, a system registry, and an assembly cache. ...
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The method comprises processing plural product information records from the product information sources into one or more groups based on which product information records are likely to correspond to the same product, correlating a unique product ID corresponding to the product associated with each of said groups to ide...
1. A method of aggregating product information for use in a product database including various products arranged in product categories, the product information being collected from a plurality of sources in a networked computer environment regarding products of a product category comprising the steps of: retrieving, by...
The method comprises processing plural product information records from the product information sources into one or more groups based on which product information records are likely to correspond to the same product, correlating a unique product ID corresponding to the product associated with each of said groups to ide...
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A method of an evolutionary nature to automate the process of optimizing website elements, such as web page designs and/or colors and/or content and/or functionality, in order to optimize desired effectiveness and performance by dynamically monitoring performance and adjusting web page and/or website elements according...
1. A method comprising: monitoring various parameters on a website or part of a website on which an activity, an activity level, or a plurality of activities is carried out; changing an element or a plurality of elements on the website or on part of the website according to changes in monitored parameters; and optimizi...
A method of an evolutionary nature to automate the process of optimizing website elements, such as web page designs and/or colors and/or content and/or functionality, in order to optimize desired effectiveness and performance by dynamically monitoring performance and adjusting web page and/or website elements according...
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Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for upgrade feasibility and reporting. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for application upgrade feasibility and reporting includes generating in memory of a computing system a deployment characterization of a customized instan...
1. A method for application upgrade feasibility and reporting, the method comprising: generating in memory of a computing system a deployment characterization of a customized instance of a computer program designated to receive an upgrade; comparing the deployment characterization to a selection of known characterizati...
Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for upgrade feasibility and reporting. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for application upgrade feasibility and reporting includes generating in memory of a computing system a deployment characterization of a customized instan...
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An input apparatus includes a detection section, a change section, and a transmission section. The detection section detects a movement amount of a user operation in an arbitrary direction. The change section changes a ratio of a first movement amount as a movement amount in a first operation direction corresponding to...
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: an input unit configured to receive a mode selection input from a user; a switching unit configured to switch between a pointing mode and a scroll mode based on the mode selection input; and a scroll control unit configured to scroll in a scroll direction in the scroll...
An input apparatus includes a detection section, a change section, and a transmission section. The detection section detects a movement amount of a user operation in an arbitrary direction. The change section changes a ratio of a first movement amount as a movement amount in a first operation direction corresponding to...
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Customizing menus for a consumer electronics device, including: generating a predefined menu identifier; preparing menu definitions for the menus to be customized on the consumer electronics device; generating menu configuration information using the prepared menu definitions; transmitting the generated menu configurat...
1. A method of customizing menus for a consumer electronics device, the method comprising: generating a predefined menu identifier; preparing menu definitions for the menus to be customized on the consumer electronics device; generating menu configuration information using the prepared menu definitions; transmitting th...
Customizing menus for a consumer electronics device, including: generating a predefined menu identifier; preparing menu definitions for the menus to be customized on the consumer electronics device; generating menu configuration information using the prepared menu definitions; transmitting the generated menu configurat...
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A method comprises causing a character string to be displayed on a display, receiving a signal indicative of user input for selecting the displayed character string, and responding to the signal by using a language engine to predict a location within the selected character string for modification of the selected charac...
1. A method comprising: causing a character string to be displayed on a display; receiving a signal indicative of user input for selecting the displayed character string; and responding to the signal by using a language engine to predict a location within the selected character string for modification of the selected c...
A method comprises causing a character string to be displayed on a display, receiving a signal indicative of user input for selecting the displayed character string, and responding to the signal by using a language engine to predict a location within the selected character string for modification of the selected charac...
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A method and a system are described for generation of sets of alternative terms based on queries received from users. For example, a query module may receive a query comprising syntax indicating alternative terms and may parse the alternative terms from the query. A frequency module forms groups of alternative terms fr...
1. An online publishing system comprising: a hardware-implemented query module to receive a query comprising syntax indicating alternative terms and to parse the alternative terms; a hardware-implemented frequency module to form groups of alternative terms from the parsed alternative terms and to determine a respective...
A method and a system are described for generation of sets of alternative terms based on queries received from users. For example, a query module may receive a query comprising syntax indicating alternative terms and may parse the alternative terms from the query. A frequency module forms groups of alternative terms fr...
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In various example embodiments, a system and method for enhancing autocomplete search suggestions are presented. The system receives a query portion with a token portion from a client device and generates a first search query suggestion set having a first order based on the token portion. The system accesses a token po...
1. A method, comprising: receiving a query portion including at least a token portion from a client device; generating a first search query suggestion set based on the token portion, the first search query suggestion set including a first suggested token set, the first search query suggestion set having a first order; ...
In various example embodiments, a system and method for enhancing autocomplete search suggestions are presented. The system receives a query portion with a token portion from a client device and generates a first search query suggestion set having a first order based on the token portion. The system accesses a token po...
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One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for advising a user. During operation, the system generates a set of rules for a digital representation of the user. Next, the system obtains data indicating the user's digital trace, wherein the digital trace is a data trail associated with the user's interacti...
1. A method for advising a user, comprising: generating a set of rules for a digital representation of the user; obtaining data indicating the user's digital trace, wherein the digital trace is a data trail associated with the user's interactions in a digital or physical environment; and applying the rules to the obtai...
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for advising a user. During operation, the system generates a set of rules for a digital representation of the user. Next, the system obtains data indicating the user's digital trace, wherein the digital trace is a data trail associated with the user's interacti...
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A touch screen input device is provided which simulates a 3-state input device such as a mouse. One of these states is used to preview the effect of activating a graphical user interface element when the screen is touched. In this preview state touching a graphical user interface element on the screen with a finger or ...
1. A method of providing a user interface for a mobile device, comprising: displaying one or more graphical user interface elements on a touch-screen; receiving a first touch on the touch-screen at a location of the graphical user interface element; and responding to receipt of the first touch by entering a preview sta...
A touch screen input device is provided which simulates a 3-state input device such as a mouse. One of these states is used to preview the effect of activating a graphical user interface element when the screen is touched. In this preview state touching a graphical user interface element on the screen with a finger or ...
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Prefetch apparatus and a method of prefetching are presented. The prefetch apparatus monitors access requests, each having an access request address, and has request tracking storage to store region entries for regions of memory space which each span multiple access request addresses. The request tracking storage keeps...
1. Prefetch apparatus comprising: access request reception circuitry to receive access requests, each access request having an access request address; request tracking storage to store a plurality of region entries, wherein each region entry corresponds to a region of memory space and corresponds to a plurality of acce...
Prefetch apparatus and a method of prefetching are presented. The prefetch apparatus monitors access requests, each having an access request address, and has request tracking storage to store region entries for regions of memory space which each span multiple access request addresses. The request tracking storage keeps...
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A method to control a portlet associated with a portal page may include deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature. The method may also include reactivating the selected portlet in response to operating a reactivation feature. The method may also include freezing a portlet content i...
1. A method to control operation of a portlet associated with a portal page, comprising: deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature; freezing a portlet content in the selected portlet except a reactivation feature in response to deactivating the selected portlet; and reactivating th...
A method to control a portlet associated with a portal page may include deactivating a selected portlet in response to operating a deactivation feature. The method may also include reactivating the selected portlet in response to operating a reactivation feature. The method may also include freezing a portlet content i...
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The present invention is directed to a system and method which employ two memory access paths: 1) a cache-access path in which block data is fetched from main memory for loading to a cache, and 2) a direct-access path in which individually-addressed data is fetched from main memory. The system may comprise one or more ...
1. A memory system providing memory access for a multiple processor system including at least one processor and at least one heterogeneous functional unit, the memory system comprising: a main memory configured for individually-addressed data access; a block oriented cache-access path coupling the main memory and a cac...
The present invention is directed to a system and method which employ two memory access paths: 1) a cache-access path in which block data is fetched from main memory for loading to a cache, and 2) a direct-access path in which individually-addressed data is fetched from main memory. The system may comprise one or more ...
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A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of selected desktops and applications on single and dual screens are disclosed. Desktops and applications can be shifted between screens by user gestures, and/or moved off of the screens and therefore hidden. Hidden desktops and screens can be re-display...
1-20. (canceled) 21. A method of displaying information on a multi-screen device including a plurality of desktops and/or applications each having at least one window, and an annunciator window, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, a first input that represents an instruction to reveal one of a desktop or ...
A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of selected desktops and applications on single and dual screens are disclosed. Desktops and applications can be shifted between screens by user gestures, and/or moved off of the screens and therefore hidden. Hidden desktops and screens can be re-display...
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Systems, methods, and software described herein manage volumes and virtual machines using a location database gathered from a hypervisor management system. In one example, a method of operating a volume attachment service to manage volumes and virtual machines includes transferring a location request to a hypervisor ma...
1. A method of operating a volume attachment service to manage volumes and virtual machines, the method comprising: transferring a location request to a hypervisor management service to identify locations of one or more virtual machines; receiving the locations of the one or more virtual machines and storing the locati...
Systems, methods, and software described herein manage volumes and virtual machines using a location database gathered from a hypervisor management system. In one example, a method of operating a volume attachment service to manage volumes and virtual machines includes transferring a location request to a hypervisor ma...
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Systems and methods for managing device controls are disclosed. One method can comprise determining an orientation of a controller and comparing the orientation of the controller and an activation orientation. If the orientation of the controller substantially matches the activation orientation, a control relationship ...
1. A method for controlling a plurality of user devices comprising: determining a first orientation of a controller; identifying a first user device, of the plurality of user devices, associated with the first orientation of the controller; activating a control relationship between the controller and the first user dev...
Systems and methods for managing device controls are disclosed. One method can comprise determining an orientation of a controller and comparing the orientation of the controller and an activation orientation. If the orientation of the controller substantially matches the activation orientation, a control relationship ...
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An apparatus and method are provided for issuing access requests to a memory controller for a memory device whose memory structure consists of a plurality of sub-structures. The apparatus has a request interface for issuing access requests to the memory controller, each access request identifying a memory address. With...
1. An apparatus, comprising: a request interface to issue access requests to a memory controller for a memory device whose memory structure consists of a plurality of sub-structures, each access request identifying a memory address; an abstraction data storage to store static abstraction data providing an indication of...
An apparatus and method are provided for issuing access requests to a memory controller for a memory device whose memory structure consists of a plurality of sub-structures. The apparatus has a request interface for issuing access requests to the memory controller, each access request identifying a memory address. With...
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Object-oriented application languages often provide resources to applications for accessing objects stored in the volatile application memory region, and, separately, for packaging objects for persistent storage and network transport by serialization and deserialization involving a storage format. However, this design ...
1. A method of accessing objects on behalf of an application in an application language specifying a language format on a device having a processor and a document store, the method comprising: executing on the processor instructions configured to: upon receiving a document including at least one object represented in t...
Object-oriented application languages often provide resources to applications for accessing objects stored in the volatile application memory region, and, separately, for packaging objects for persistent storage and network transport by serialization and deserialization involving a storage format. However, this design ...
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A memory device includes a target memory, having a memory address space, and a volatile buffer memory, which is coupled to receive data written over a bus to the memory device for storage in specified addresses within the memory address space. A memory controller is configured to receive, via the bus, a flush instructi...
1. A memory device, comprising: a target memory, having a memory address space; a volatile buffer memory, which is coupled to receive data written over a bus to the memory device for storage in specified addresses within the memory address space; and a memory controller, which is configured to receive, via the bus, a f...
A memory device includes a target memory, having a memory address space, and a volatile buffer memory, which is coupled to receive data written over a bus to the memory device for storage in specified addresses within the memory address space. A memory controller is configured to receive, via the bus, a flush instructi...
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Simulation of execution of a processing workload by a target hardware device is provided by providing workload data specifying the processing workload, passing the workload data to both a primary partial simulation and a complementary partial simulation that run in parallel and acquire input data from different levels ...
1. A method of simulating execution of a processing workload by a target hardware device including generating result state data, said method comprising the steps of: providing workload data specifying said processing workload; passing said workload data both to a primary partial simulation and to a complementary partia...
Simulation of execution of a processing workload by a target hardware device is provided by providing workload data specifying the processing workload, passing the workload data to both a primary partial simulation and a complementary partial simulation that run in parallel and acquire input data from different levels ...
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Implementations of systems and methods allow mobile users to send replies to, or to forward, truncated electronic mail messages, and yet still send the entire body of the original electronic mail message, without having to download the entire body of the mail message locally to the mobile device and then re-transmit th...
1. A method of sending an electronic mail (e-mail) message in response to an original e-mail message having a message body, comprising: storing the original e-mail message in a data store; sending a truncated e-mail message to a mobile device, the truncated e-mail message corresponding to the original e-mail message wi...
Implementations of systems and methods allow mobile users to send replies to, or to forward, truncated electronic mail messages, and yet still send the entire body of the original electronic mail message, without having to download the entire body of the mail message locally to the mobile device and then re-transmit th...
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Systems and methods for power plant data reconciliation are provided. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a system may include a controller and a processor in communication with the controller. The processor may be configured to run a power plant under a plurality of operational conditions. While the power p...
1. A method for implementing data reconciliation using a power plant model, comprising: receiving, by at least one processor, power plant operational data; selecting, by at least one processor, thermally stable data from the operational data to coincide with output data associated with a power plant model; modifying, b...
Systems and methods for power plant data reconciliation are provided. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a system may include a controller and a processor in communication with the controller. The processor may be configured to run a power plant under a plurality of operational conditions. While the power p...
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Systems, methods, and software described herein facilitate a cache service that allocates shared memory in a data processing cluster based on quality of service. In one example, a method for operating a cache service includes identifying one or more jobs to be processed in a cluster environment. The method further prov...
1. A method of providing shared memory in a data processing cluster environment, the method comprising: identifying one or more jobs to be processed in the data processing cluster environment; determining a quality of service for each of the one or more jobs; and allocating the shared memory for each of the one or more...
Systems, methods, and software described herein facilitate a cache service that allocates shared memory in a data processing cluster based on quality of service. In one example, a method for operating a cache service includes identifying one or more jobs to be processed in a cluster environment. The method further prov...
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Systems and techniques are provided for determining mutual information with absolute dependency for feature selection. Items may be received from a dataset. Each item may include two random variables. A first random variable may be associated with a first range of discrete values, and a second random variable may be as...
1. A computer-implemented method performed by a data processing apparatus, the method comprising: receiving at least two items from a dataset, wherein each item comprises two random variables, and wherein a first of the two random variables is associated with a first range of discrete values, and a second of the two ra...
Systems and techniques are provided for determining mutual information with absolute dependency for feature selection. Items may be received from a dataset. Each item may include two random variables. A first random variable may be associated with a first range of discrete values, and a second random variable may be as...
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A method and a device for verifying one or more safety volumes for a movable mechanical unit positioned in an environment, wherein a world-coordinate system is defined in relation to the mechanical unit and in relation to the environment of the mechanical unit. The method includes storing a description of one or more s...
1. A method for verifying one or more safety volumes for a movable mechanical unit with respect to an environment of the mechanical unit, wherein a world-coordinate system is defined in relation to the mechanical unit and in relation to the environment of the mechanical unit, characterized in that the method comprises:...
A method and a device for verifying one or more safety volumes for a movable mechanical unit positioned in an environment, wherein a world-coordinate system is defined in relation to the mechanical unit and in relation to the environment of the mechanical unit. The method includes storing a description of one or more s...
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A generalized approach to particle interaction can confer advantages over previously described method in terms of one or more of communications bandwidth and latency and memory access characteristics. These generalizations can involve one or more of at least spatial decomposition, import region rounding, and multiple z...
1. A method for performing computations associated with bodies located in a computation region, the method comprising: for each subset of multiple subsets of the computations, performing the computations in that subset of computations, including accepting data of bodies located in each of a plurality of import regions ...
A generalized approach to particle interaction can confer advantages over previously described method in terms of one or more of communications bandwidth and latency and memory access characteristics. These generalizations can involve one or more of at least spatial decomposition, import region rounding, and multiple z...
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Various devices may benefit from determinations of how users are using the devices. For example, hand-held or hand-operated devices may benefit from handedness detection and from modifications based on or related to such detection. A method can include determining a used hand of a user of a device. The method can also ...
1. A method, comprising: determining a used hand of a user of a device; and modifying a graphical user interface of the device based on the determined used hand, wherein determination of the used hand occurs prior to any querying of the user regarding the used hand of the user. 2. The method of claim 1, further compris...
Various devices may benefit from determinations of how users are using the devices. For example, hand-held or hand-operated devices may benefit from handedness detection and from modifications based on or related to such detection. A method can include determining a used hand of a user of a device. The method can also ...
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The present application describes embodiments of an interface for coupling flash memory and dynamic random access memory (DRAM) in a processing system. Some embodiments include a dedicated interface between a flash memory and DRAM. The dedicated interface is to provide access to the flash memory in response to instruct...
1-20. (canceled) 21. A memory system, comprising: a dynamic random access memory (DRAM); a flash memory; and a dedicated interface between the DRAM and the flash memory, wherein a first portion of the dedicated interface is implemented in the DRAM and a second portion of the dedicated interface is implemented in the fl...
The present application describes embodiments of an interface for coupling flash memory and dynamic random access memory (DRAM) in a processing system. Some embodiments include a dedicated interface between a flash memory and DRAM. The dedicated interface is to provide access to the flash memory in response to instruct...
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Providing a user interface for configuring a computer-executable application includes receiving a specification defining: relationships among user interface elements, the relationships based on dependencies between components of a dataflow graph that includes multiple nodes representing components of the dataflow graph...
1. A method for providing a user interface for configuring a computer-executable application, including: receiving a specification defining relationships among user interface elements, the relationships based on dependencies between components of a dataflow graph that includes multiple nodes representing components of ...
Providing a user interface for configuring a computer-executable application includes receiving a specification defining: relationships among user interface elements, the relationships based on dependencies between components of a dataflow graph that includes multiple nodes representing components of the dataflow graph...
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A system incorporating techniques described in this paper includes a shared session server system that enables clients to view and interact with content simultaneously. The system enables a first shared session client to send an event stream sufficient to depict results of interaction with the content at a second share...
1. A method at a shared session server having at least a processor and a memory therein for enabling a plurality of shared session clients to view and interact with content simultaneously within a shared browsing session common to the plurality of shared session clients, wherein the method comprises: creating the share...
A system incorporating techniques described in this paper includes a shared session server system that enables clients to view and interact with content simultaneously. The system enables a first shared session client to send an event stream sufficient to depict results of interaction with the content at a second share...
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Disclosed herein are techniques and systems for discovering functional groups in an area, such as an urban area. A process includes segmenting a map of the area into sections, and inferring, for each section, a distribution of functions according to a topic model framework which considers mobility patters of users and ...
1-20. (canceled) 21. A system comprising: one or more processors; memory storing instructions executable on the one or more processors to perform acts comprising: segmenting a map of an area into a set of sections; inferring a distribution of functions for each section in the set of sections according to a topic model ...
Disclosed herein are techniques and systems for discovering functional groups in an area, such as an urban area. A process includes segmenting a map of the area into sections, and inferring, for each section, a distribution of functions according to a topic model framework which considers mobility patters of users and ...
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A method, system and computer readable medium for managing and profiling control blocks via a storage control block administration operation. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the control block administration operation includes identifying areas of storage that are currently being used by storage control block...
1. A method for administering control blocks, the method comprising: identifying areas of storage that are currently being used as control blocks; profiling the control blocks to provide control block profile information; storing at least some of the control block profile information in a storage location remote from t...
A method, system and computer readable medium for managing and profiling control blocks via a storage control block administration operation. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the control block administration operation includes identifying areas of storage that are currently being used by storage control block...
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In a website development tool, a web server is configured to communicatively couple to an Internet browser. An Internet browser opens a website administered by the web server. The website generates interactive objects associated with the backend processing of the web server. The website development tool includes a them...
1. A website development tool method, comprising: operating a web server, the web server configured to execute backend processing and frontend processing, the web server configured to establish at least one frontend session communicatively coupling the web server to an Internet browser; opening a website with the Inter...
In a website development tool, a web server is configured to communicatively couple to an Internet browser. An Internet browser opens a website administered by the web server. The website generates interactive objects associated with the backend processing of the web server. The website development tool includes a them...
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A computer-implemented method of representing a software application to be coded in a procedural language is provided. An initial UML class diagram modelizing the software application is received. Data definition classes within the initial UML class diagram are identified. Class operations within the initial UML class ...
1-6. (canceled) 7. A computer-implemented method of representing a software application to be coded in a procedural language, comprising receiving an initial UML class diagram modelizing the software application; identifying data definition classes within the initial UML class diagram; identifying class operations with...
A computer-implemented method of representing a software application to be coded in a procedural language is provided. An initial UML class diagram modelizing the software application is received. Data definition classes within the initial UML class diagram are identified. Class operations within the initial UML class ...
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A maintenance mode mechanism (MMM) expedites host maintenance in a cloud computing environment by intelligently suspending essentially inactive virtual machines. The user is given the option to enter maintenance mode using the MMM. The MMM determines essentially inactive VMs that can be suspended to reduce the number o...
1. A method for placing a host with virtual machines in maintenance mode comprising: determining at least one virtual machine on a host computer in a cloud computing system is an essentially inactive virtual machine; suspending the at least one essentially inactive virtual machines to reduce the number of active machin...
A maintenance mode mechanism (MMM) expedites host maintenance in a cloud computing environment by intelligently suspending essentially inactive virtual machines. The user is given the option to enter maintenance mode using the MMM. The MMM determines essentially inactive VMs that can be suspended to reduce the number o...
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In some implementations, a method for determining behavior associated with a user device includes receiving behavior data of the user device that includes multiple types of behavior data. The behavior data is compared with patterns of behavior data associated with the user device. The behavior-data patterns are generat...
1. A method for determining behavior associated with a user device, comprising: receiving behavior data identifying multiple types of user interaction with the user device; comparing the behavior data with patterns of behavior data associated with the user device, wherein the behavior-data patterns are generated from p...
In some implementations, a method for determining behavior associated with a user device includes receiving behavior data of the user device that includes multiple types of behavior data. The behavior data is compared with patterns of behavior data associated with the user device. The behavior-data patterns are generat...
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A data model extends or supplements an entity/resource association to include a “quality” of that association, where the quality is defined by an ordered set of relative values/characteristics. In an example scenario, an entity/resource association is augmented to include a quality characteristic that is defined by a t...
1. A method of categorizing activity in a computing system, comprising: monitoring an interaction between an entity and a resource to define an entity/resource association; associating a quality to the entity/resource association, the quality being one of a set of relative qualities, and wherein the quality associated ...
A data model extends or supplements an entity/resource association to include a “quality” of that association, where the quality is defined by an ordered set of relative values/characteristics. In an example scenario, an entity/resource association is augmented to include a quality characteristic that is defined by a t...
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The deep application crawling technique described herein crawls one or more applications, commonly referred to as “apps”, in order to extract information inside of them. This can involve crawling and extracting static data that are embedded within apps or resource files that are associated with the apps. The technique ...
1. A computing system comprising: at least one processor; and memory that comprises instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform acts comprising: responsive to receipt of a query from a mobile computing device, executing a search over indexed data for conte...
The deep application crawling technique described herein crawls one or more applications, commonly referred to as “apps”, in order to extract information inside of them. This can involve crawling and extracting static data that are embedded within apps or resource files that are associated with the apps. The technique ...
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A touchscreen device is configured to display a number of user interface elements in accordance with a menu hierarchy. Upon receipt of a predetermined touchscreen gesture (e.g., the circular motion of a manipulator) the menu hierarchy is bypassed and the user is given immediate control over a selected function, for exa...
1. A cockpit control device comprising: a touchscreen device having a plurality of user interface elements displayed thereon, including at least one user interface control configured to react to a touch event occurring within a region occupied by the at least one user interface control; and wherein the touchscreen devi...
A touchscreen device is configured to display a number of user interface elements in accordance with a menu hierarchy. Upon receipt of a predetermined touchscreen gesture (e.g., the circular motion of a manipulator) the menu hierarchy is bypassed and the user is given immediate control over a selected function, for exa...
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A data access request for data that is provided from a data provider corresponding to an external data source. The data access request is transformed into a call supported by the external computing system. Data that is responsive to the call is received in a form provided by the external computing system, and the data ...
1. A computing system, comprising: a native data provider that exposes an application programming interface (API) to provide native data to a set of upper level computing elements; and an external system data provider that exposes the API to provide external data, from an external computing system, to the upper level c...
A data access request for data that is provided from a data provider corresponding to an external data source. The data access request is transformed into a call supported by the external computing system. Data that is responsive to the call is received in a form provided by the external computing system, and the data ...
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Processing circuitry includes execute circuitry for executing micro-operations in response to instructions fetched from a data store. Control circuitry is provided to determine, based on availability of at least one processing resource, how many micro-operations are to be executed by the execute circuitry in response t...
1. Processing circuitry comprising: execute circuitry to execute micro-operations in response to instructions fetched from a data store; and control circuitry to determine, in dependence on availability of at least one processing resource, how many micro-operations are to be executed by the execute circuitry in respons...
Processing circuitry includes execute circuitry for executing micro-operations in response to instructions fetched from a data store. Control circuitry is provided to determine, based on availability of at least one processing resource, how many micro-operations are to be executed by the execute circuitry in response t...
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The present disclosure relates to the visualization of complex information using a set of navigable landmasses. A method for generating a visualization of a programming code base using a set of navigable landmasses in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: representing each of a plurality of ...
1. A method for generating a visualization of a programming code base using a set of navigable landmasses, the method comprising: representing each of a plurality of different code components using a respective landmass; adjusting a size of each landmass based on a number of lines of code in the code component correspo...
The present disclosure relates to the visualization of complex information using a set of navigable landmasses. A method for generating a visualization of a programming code base using a set of navigable landmasses in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: representing each of a plurality of ...
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The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling a display device such that a section of an information element presented on the display device, where a first edge is not presented, a first edge section is presented that comprises the first edge of the information element as well as the region of the info...
1. A method for controlling a display device wherein, of a section of an information element presented on a display device, a first edge is not presented, and a first edge section is presented that comprises the first edge of the information element as well as the region of the information element that is adjacent to t...
The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling a display device such that a section of an information element presented on the display device, where a first edge is not presented, a first edge section is presented that comprises the first edge of the information element as well as the region of the info...
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A user interaction input is detected, indicating that a user is interacting with structured data. The user interaction input is identified as a pattern for which a summary view is to be generated. The summary view of the structured data is generated, based upon the detected pattern, and is displayed to the user.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: displaying data, from a document, in a structure on a user interface display; identifying that the data comprises data items with commonality; receiving a set of user interactions with the user interface display; detecting that the user interactions are indicative of a patt...
A user interaction input is detected, indicating that a user is interacting with structured data. The user interaction input is identified as a pattern for which a summary view is to be generated. The summary view of the structured data is generated, based upon the detected pattern, and is displayed to the user.1. A co...
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At least one processor may receive components of a vector, wherein each of the components of the vector comprises at least an exponent. The at least one processor may further determine a maximum exponent out of respective exponents of the components of the vector, and may determine a scaling value based at least in par...
1. A method for scaling a vector, the method comprising: receiving, by at least one processor, components of a vector, wherein each of the components of the vector comprises at least an exponent; determining, by the at least one processor, a maximum exponent out of respective exponents of the components of the vector; ...
At least one processor may receive components of a vector, wherein each of the components of the vector comprises at least an exponent. The at least one processor may further determine a maximum exponent out of respective exponents of the components of the vector, and may determine a scaling value based at least in par...
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Optimistic concurrency is effectuated to manage constraints in a synchronization environment at multiple computing device endpoints in a consistent fashion without utilizing concentrated centralized constraint logic. Implemented data synchronization constraints that identify false violation scenarios may be automatical...
1. A method performed on at least one computing device of a cloud computing environment, the method comprising: first receiving, by the cloud computing environment, a first request to synchronize first data on a first device to the cloud computing environment, the first request associated with a first etag; sending, by...
Optimistic concurrency is effectuated to manage constraints in a synchronization environment at multiple computing device endpoints in a consistent fashion without utilizing concentrated centralized constraint logic. Implemented data synchronization constraints that identify false violation scenarios may be automatical...
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Information is automatically identified and shared between individuals who wish to become socially or professionally “connected.” An electronic communication is sent from one person to another including a request or invitation to be personally connected. If the request is accepted by the other person, a computer networ...
1. A method of connecting people, comprising the steps of: sending an electronic communication from one person to another containing a request to be personally connected as friends or colleagues; if the request is accepted by the other person, automatically accessing a computer network to search of one or more electron...
Information is automatically identified and shared between individuals who wish to become socially or professionally “connected.” An electronic communication is sent from one person to another including a request or invitation to be personally connected. If the request is accepted by the other person, a computer networ...
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A set of elements, such as, for example, a path, a directory list, a playlist, and a listing of information associated with a file or a song, may be truncated so that a partial set may be generated and displayed. The truncation may be performed in an intelligent manner to produce a meaningful truncated portion. Such a ...
1. A method comprising: receiving a path that includes two or more path elements; selecting a path element based on relative importance of the path elements, wherein the selected path element includes a string of characters; and determining a truncated portion for the selected path element to display when displaying th...
A set of elements, such as, for example, a path, a directory list, a playlist, and a listing of information associated with a file or a song, may be truncated so that a partial set may be generated and displayed. The truncation may be performed in an intelligent manner to produce a meaningful truncated portion. Such a ...
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A method of encoding includes receiving input systematic data including an input group (x z (n)) of Z systematic bits. The method includes generating an LDPC base code using the input group (x z (n)). The LDPC base code is characterized by a row weight (Wr), a column weight (Wc), and a first level lifting factor (Z). T...
1. A method of encoding, the method comprising: receiving input systematic data including an input group (xz(n)) of Z systematic bits. generating a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) base code using the input group (xz(n)), wherein the LDPC base code is characterized by a row weight (Wr), a column weight (Wc), and a first...
A method of encoding includes receiving input systematic data including an input group (x z (n)) of Z systematic bits. The method includes generating an LDPC base code using the input group (x z (n)). The LDPC base code is characterized by a row weight (Wr), a column weight (Wc), and a first level lifting factor (Z). T...
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According to one aspect of the present disclosure a system and technique for verifying data structure consistency across computing environments is disclosed. The system includes: a processor and a compatibility tool. The compatibility tool is executable by the processor to: generate a first signature for a data structu...
1-6. (canceled) 7. A system, comprising: a processor; and a compatibility tool executable by the processor to: compute and generate a first signature from a data structure corresponding to a first computing environment; and compute and generate a second signature from the data structure corresponding to a second comput...
According to one aspect of the present disclosure a system and technique for verifying data structure consistency across computing environments is disclosed. The system includes: a processor and a compatibility tool. The compatibility tool is executable by the processor to: generate a first signature for a data structu...
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This invention discloses the concept of a dynamic metasystem managing a dynamic system, achieved through the use of, and an environment (i.e., tools and ontologies) supporting dynamic artifacts. A system for generating a dynamic information system comprises a persistent dynamic repository of data and an integration met...
1. A method for making a change to information system formed as a deployed information system and a deployed metasystem comprising: (a) defining changes through interaction of an integration metasystem and an integration system; (b) passing said defined changes from said integration metasystem to said deployed metasyst...
This invention discloses the concept of a dynamic metasystem managing a dynamic system, achieved through the use of, and an environment (i.e., tools and ontologies) supporting dynamic artifacts. A system for generating a dynamic information system comprises a persistent dynamic repository of data and an integration met...
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A mechanism is provided for file handling in a hierarchical storage system. A user virtual file system scans, reads and analyses data or user behavior to create or modify at least one rule or metadata. The user virtual file system identifies logical or temporal relationships of files based on the at least one rule or t...
1. A method for file handling in a hierarchical storage system comprising: implementing a user virtual file system for each a plurality of users, the user virtual file system comprising a user interface, a set of data containers, and a control unit, wherein the user virtual file system scans, reads, and analyses data o...
A mechanism is provided for file handling in a hierarchical storage system. A user virtual file system scans, reads and analyses data or user behavior to create or modify at least one rule or metadata. The user virtual file system identifies logical or temporal relationships of files based on the at least one rule or t...
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Disclosed are systems and software that provide a high-performance, extensible file format and web API for remote data access and a visual interface for data viewing, query, and analysis. The described system supports can support storage of raw spectroscopic data such as neural recording data, MSI data, metadata, and d...
1. A system configured to present neurosensory and/or spectroscopic data to a user computer, the system comprising: an interface to a data storage device configured to store neurosensory and/or spectroscopic data, analysis data and associated metadata; a first storage module configured to store the neurosensory and/or ...
Disclosed are systems and software that provide a high-performance, extensible file format and web API for remote data access and a visual interface for data viewing, query, and analysis. The described system supports can support storage of raw spectroscopic data such as neural recording data, MSI data, metadata, and d...
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