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US-7,472,126 Remotely updating a status of a data record to cancel a workstation deployment
A method for updating a data record of a database to cancel a deployment of a computer workstation. A status of the deployment is changed from a starting status...
US-7,472,125 Method for managing a database system
To provide a database which has plural log storage areas, and eliminates the sort in the restoration process by means of the application of logs, thereby...
US-7,472,124 Method for communicating with multiple data stores
A method is disclosed for communicating with multiple data stores. The present invention includes a control module that communicates with a plurality of data...
US-7,472,123 Server device, communication device, and program for managing contents usage
Server device 60 stores contract identification information with UIM (Universal Identity Module) identification information for identifying a UIM 20 issued in...
US-7,472,122 Computer system and method for managing file versions
The version management method according to the present invention by a computer system comprises a repository server 2 and a user terminal 1. The repository...
US-7,472,121 Document comparison using multiple similarity measures
Disclosed herein is a method for comparing documents. The method includes the steps of: determining a plurality of similarity measures; and determining an...
US-7,472,120 Systems and methods for collaborative searching
Systems and methods for collaborative searching are described. In an embodiment of the present invention, a database stores previously executed queries and...
US-7,472,119 Prioritizing search results by client search satisfaction
A method prioritizes search results provided to a client according to client satisfaction with previous search results. The method tracks client activity with...
US-7,472,118 Systems and methods for improving information discovery
The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate automated retrieval and classification of information. A system and associated methods...
US-7,472,117 Abstract query building with selectability of aggregation operations and grouping
Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for query building with selectability of aggregation operations and grouping. Abstract queries are composed on the...
US-7,472,116 Method for filtering query results using model entity limitations
A method to process database queries are disclosed. One embodiment comprises receiving an abstract query against a database having a multiplicity of data...
US-7,472,115 Contextual flyout for search results
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment receive a keyword from a client, create search results for the keyword via an index....
US-7,472,114 Method and apparatus to define the scope of a search for information from a tabular data source
A method and apparatus for defining the scope of a search is described. In one embodiment, user input is received, and the scope is defined, based on the user...
US-7,472,113 Query preprocessing and pipelining
Front end preprocessing modifies queries to get them in better form for presentation to a variety of data sources. The queries are modified by grouping terms as...
US-7,472,112 Distributed query engine pipeline method and system
A distributed query engine pipeline architecture comprises cascaded analysis engines that accept an input query and each identifies a portion of the input query...
US-7,472,111 Method and computer for the provision of additional information
The invention relates to a method for the provision of information additional to reproduced information and use of a program loaded in an arithmetic unit (1) for...
US-7,472,110 System and method for employing social networks for information discovery
Systems and methods are provided that enable searches of social networks by acting as a "compass" that assists users in navigating the social network. Individual...
US-7,472,109 Method for optimization of temporal and spatial data processing
Disclosed is a method for processing temporal data. A spatial query is received specifying a mapping function that identifies a set of temporal values for one or...
US-7,472,108 Statistics collection using path-value pairs for relational databases
A method for collecting statistics associated with data in a database are disclosed. The method comprises determining an amount of memory needed to collect...
US-7,472,107 Integrating horizontal partitioning into physical database design
Integrating the partitioning of physical design structures with the physical design process can result in more efficient query execution. When candidate...
US-7,472,106 Safety network system and safety slave
A safety PLC 1 serving as a master and a safety slave 2 are connected through a safety network 3 to constitute a network system. The safety slave has non-safety...
US-7,472,105 System and method for providing private inference control
Records in a secure database include attributes. A query homomorphically encrypts indices identifying one record and attribute. A secret key is generated at a...
US-7,472,104 Method and system for distributing product information
A method and system of associating product codes with product characteristics, and using those product codes to send and receive information about those...
US-7,472,103 Registering rules for entity attributes for validation and inference
The present invention provides a method and system for registering rules for attributes of an entity with an entity validation and inference unit. The entity...
US-7,472,102 Cluster-based and rule-based approach for automated web-based targeted advertising with quotas
Targeted delivery of items with inventory management using a cluster-based approach or a rule-based approach is disclosed. An example of items is advertisements....
US-7,472,101 Inferential state machines
An extended state machine that makes use of an inference engine as the infrastructure for adding inferential capabilities to the state machine's execution. The...
US-7,472,100 Empirical tuning of an on board real-time gas turbine engine model
A real-time on board engine component performance tracking system for deriving high fidelity engine models capable of providing a reference level from which...
US-7,472,099 Forecasting apparatus
A forecasting apparatus for predicting future events includes a forecast processing data configuring section for configuring a data matrix including previously...
US-7,472,098 System and method for execution of trades made pursuant to stock option and purchase plans
A system and method for inquiry of option and/or stock status and for processing trades made pursuant to stock option and purchase plans is provided. Participant...
US-7,472,097 Employee selection via multiple neural networks
A plurality of neural networks or other models can be used in employee selection technologies. A hiring recommendation can be based at least on processing...
US-7,472,096 Training a learning system with arbitrary cost functions
The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for training machine learning systems. Many cost functions are not smooth or differentiable and cannot...
US-7,472,095 Methods and apparatus for automatic classification of text messages into plural categories
Systems and techniques for classification of incoming text messages into categories. An initial set of categories is created and populated with a set of initial...
US-7,472,094 Multi-ordered distributed constraint search
A node participating in a network of nodes that solve a distributed constraint problem. The nodes have mutually constrained sub-problems of the constraint...
US-7,472,093 Targeted delivery of informational content with privacy protection
A system and method for enabling use of detailed consumer profiles for the purposes of targeted information delivery while protecting these profiles from...
US-7,472,092 Money order device with identity verification and method
A method of conducting a monetary transaction and system for providing and utilizing a money order device is provided. The method and system utilize a vended...
US-7,472,091 Virtual customer database
The present invention includes a virtual customer database system for delivering personalized services to a consumer operating a communication device. The...
US-7,472,090 Method and system for providing a higher credit limit to a customer
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for providing a higher credit limit to a credit customer is provided. The method includes opening a credit...
US-7,472,089 Loan origination system interface for online loan application processing
A loan origination system interface module for processing loan applications from a user through a lender web site is described. The loan originator accesses a...
US-7,472,088 System and method for offering a financial product
A system and method for offering a financial product to a customer in real-time while the customer is conducting a transaction over a network. In response to...
US-7,472,087 Trading program for interacting with market programs on a platform
A trading process having a trading methodology selected by a user is operative to interact with market processes having respective market methodologies. The...
US-7,472,086 Method of protecting an initial investment value of an investment
A method of protecting at least a portion of an initial investment value of an investment made by an investor including the steps of: registering a...
US-7,472,085 Apparatus and method for data interchange
An apparatus and method for data interchange provides a universal transaction mechanism for translating and sharing data, particularly financial data, thereby...
US-7,472,084 Method and apparatus for creating and managing a visual representation of a portfolio and determining an...
The invention provides a method and device for creating a holistic representation of a portfolio. The model graphs diversification and explains diversification...
US-7,472,083 Document exchange
In an e-commerce context, a method and system are provided for exchanging documents in transactions between partners. The partners are joined in an exchange...
US-7,472,082 Method and system for browsing a custom catalog via the internet
A method and system for creating and ordering from a Custom Catalog via an Internet catalog website is disclosed. A customer who is interested in only certain...
US-7,472,081 Method for shopping using wireless communication
This is a system to assist shoppers through a handheld wireless communications device which is Bluetooth-enabled (as an example) (a registered trademark),...
US-7,472,080 Methods and associated systems for an airline to enhance customer experience and provide options on flights
A computer-implemented system and method for an airline to enhance customers' experience. A computer-implemented service is operated that delivers to a customer...
US-7,472,079 Computer implemented method for automatically controlling selection of a grid provider for a grid job
A user at a grid client enters at least one bid criteria for a particular grid job intended for submission to an external grid environment. The grid client...
US-7,472,078 System for distributing files containing digital data using a computer network
A system for distributing files containing digital data, by using a telematic network, allows the remote booking of a plurality of files, through a personal...
US-7,472,077 User interfaces and methods for facilitating user-to-user sales
An electronic marketplace system embodies various inventions for assisting users in listing products for sale, locating the listings for a product, and...
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