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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190547 | Semi-exact algorithms for optimization Described herein is a meta-algorithm adaptable to different types of optimization problems and different computing platforms. A problem space is (i) browsed using a heuristic that computes objectives locally and (ii) while constructing a solution, key decisions are ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190549 | Online sparse matrix Gaussian process regression and visual applications An online sparse matrix Gaussian process (OSMGP) uses online updates to provide an accurate and efficient regression for applications such as pose estimation and object tracking. A regression calculation module calculates a regression on a sequence of input images t... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190548 | Systems, devices, and methods for analog processing A system employs a plurality of physical qubits, each having a respective bias operable to up to six differentiable inputs to solve a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization problem. Some physical qubit couplers are operated as intra-logical qubit couplers to fe... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180719 | Printer A printer includes a use status computation section which collects statistics of a use status of an analyzed print job and computes a use frequency and an execution interval of a language translation program based on a result of the statistics, and a resident mode s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170970 | Constraint based system that identifies top constraint expressions A constraint solver solves a constraint satisfaction problem (“CSP”) that includes a network of variables and constraints. The solver receives a sub-expression and determines if the sub-expression is an internal constraint of the CSP. The internal constraint has... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170971 | Systems and methods for providing recommendations based on collaborative and/or content-based nodal interrelationships In selected embodiments a recommendation generator builds a network of interrelationships between venues, reviewers and users based on their attributes and reviewer and user reviews of the venues. Each interrelationship or link may be positive or negative and may ac... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171001 | Using a data mining algorithm to generate rules used to validate a selected region of a predicted column Provided are an article of manufacture, system, and method for using a data mining algorithm to generate rules used to validate a selected region of a predicted column. A data set has a plurality of columns and records providing data for each of the columns. Selecti... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166064 | Identifying patterns of significance in numeric arrays of data Disclosed is a computer method and system for identifying significance of patterns across a plurality of data patterns, which involves identifying pattern types of the plurality of data patterns, determining a relative pattern significance factor to compare the patt... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166000 | Using a data mining algorithm to generate format rules used to validate data sets Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for using a data mining algorithm to generate format rules used to validate data sets. A data set has a plurality of columns and records providing data for each of the columns. Selection is received of at lea... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165981 | Dynamic constraint satisfaction problem solver that recreates structure across sessions A dynamic constraint solver for solving a constraint satisfaction problem model receives a request for a current solving session to recreate a first solving session for the model. The solver then collects a deferred port list comprising one or more ports in the mode... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165980 | Dynamic constraint solver with cross problem constraints A dynamic constraint solver solves a constraint satisfaction problem that includes a problem having zero or more ports, and zero or more sub-problems coupled to the zero or more ports. The solver stores a cross problem constraint template for cross problem constrain... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160985 | Web server system When a mobile telephone requests a web server for HTML page data containing a link, the server generates an identifier and appends the identifier to the link. An HTML page containing the link with the appended identifier is generated by the server and is transmitted... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8161049 | System and method for patent evaluation using artificial intelligence A system, method, computer program product, and a web site for evaluating a patent document by using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been provided. The patent document is characterized by patent indices arranged into a hierarchy, each index reflecting a differe... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160987 | Estimating device and method, and program An estimating device includes: a predictive computing unit configured to estimate, based on an evaluation matrix made up of an evaluation value indicating an evaluation as to each of multiple evaluation targets for each of multiple users, and an estimated expression... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160984 | Similarity matching of a competitor's products In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for identifying a classification scheme associated with product attributes of a grouping of products of an entity, receiving a record of data relating to an item of a competitor to the entit... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160986 | Method and system for identifying information related to a good utilizing conditional probabilities of correct recognition A method and a system identify information placed on a good to be processed, and the way of processing the good depends on this information. With regard to the method, the following steps are performed reading the information by an identifier and speaking the inform... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160988 | System, method and computer program product for a collaborative decision platform A decision making system, method and computer program product are provided. Initially, a plurality of attributes is defined. Thereafter, first information regarding the attributes is received from a receiving business. Second information is then received regarding p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156064 | Observation-based user profiling and profile matching Observation-based user profiling and profile matching are provided. The network behavior of users of a computer-implemented social network are observed and used for user profiling. By observing network behavior instead of necessarily relying on user self-reported da... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150787 | Enhancing performance of a constraint solver across individual processes One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that reuses information associated with a constraint solving operation for a problem domain. This system begins by receiving a constraint problem from the problem domain. Then, the system searches through a p... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150789 | Transparent parallelism among linear solvers A model, which defines a mathematical problem, and multiple directives may be received. Each of the multiple directives may be mapped to a respective linear solver instance. The linear solver instances may be launched to execute in parallel. Each of the linear solve... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150788 | Method for forecasting unstable policy enforcements Method for forecasting instable policy enforcement, is described, wherein a behavior dynamic Bayesian network (DBN) model and a policy finite state transducers extended with tautness functions and identities (TFFST) model is analytically composed to derive predictio... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145586 | Method and apparatus for digital forensics A method and apparatus for digital forensics are provided. The apparatus for digital forensics includes a page file extractor for extracting a page file stored in a target storage medium, a stored-page feature extractor for extracting features of pages stored in the... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145585 | Automated methods and systems for the detection and identification of money service business transactions The present disclosure provides an automated method for the detection and identification of money service business transactions, including: performing a preprocessing operation, wherein the preprocessing operation includes filtering a dataset; performing a feature e... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140457 | Determining compliance rates for probabilistic requests Systems and methods for solving a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) defined by one or more variables, constraints and probabilistic requests (PRs) are provided. In one embodiment, each PR is mapped onto a set of constraints that implement the PR. The CSP solver ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140456 | Method and system of extracting factors using generalized Fisher ratios To provide an effective factor extraction system in which samples are generated artificially from a sample group and a virtual sample set is created so that even when the number of sample is relatively small, specific factors can be selected/extracted with high reli... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140458 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program Information processing apparatus in which information such as images and sounds of an external environment are processed for analyzing a position, identity, and the like of a person who is uttering words; information processing methods for executing the analysis pro... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131661 | Efficient decision procedure for bounded integer non-linear operations using SMT(LIA) Systems and methods are disclosed for deciding a satisfiability problem with linear and non-linear operations by: encoding non-linear integer operations into encoded linear operations with Boolean constraints by Booleaning and line... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131660 | Reconfigurable hardware accelerator for boolean satisfiability solver A hardware accelerator is provided for Boolean constraint propagation (BCP) using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for use in solving the Boolean satisfiability problem (SAT). An inference engine may perform implications. Block RAM (BRAM) may be used to store ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126832 | Artificial intelligence system An artificial intelligence system and method for interpreting input from a user and generating a response to the user. The input is converted into an array of concepts which are compared to a database of interrelated concepts. A response is generated based on the co... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126833 | Detecting anomalous events using a long-term memory in a video analysis system Techniques are described for detecting anomalous events using a long-term memory in a video analysis system. The long-term memory may be used to store and retrieve information learned while a video analysis system observes a stream of video frames depicting a given ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126834 | Dynamic constraint satisfaction problem solver with hierarchical union constraints A dynamic constraint solver system for solving a constraint satisfaction problem model includes a plurality of ports. The system defines a hierarchical union that includes all problems in a lower port that is in a problem under another port in the model. The system ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126890 | Techniques for knowledge discovery by constructing knowledge correlations using concepts or terms Techniques for identifying knowledge use a graphical user interface for inputting one or more terms to be explored for additional knowledge. Then a search is conducted across one or more sources of information to identify resources containing information about or in... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121966 | Method and system for automated integrated server-network-storage disaster recovery planning An automated disaster recovery (DR) planning system for a computing environment is provided. A discovery module discovers servers, networks, and storage devices in a computing environment. An expert knowledge base module captures best practices in planning, and capa... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121968 | Long-term memory in a video analysis system A long-term memory used to store and retrieve information learned while a video analysis system observes a stream of video frames is disclosed. The long-term memory provides a memory with a capacity that grows in size gracefully, as events are observed over time. Ad... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121967 | Structural data classification Techniques for classifying structural data with skewed distribution are disclosed. By way of example, a method classifying structural input data comprises a computer system performing the following steps. Multiple classifiers are constructed, wherein each classifier... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117145 | Analytical model solver framework A solver framework for use with an analytical model. The analytical model includes multiple model parameters and includes definitions for analytical relationships between the model parameters. The solver framework coordinates the processing of multiple specialized s... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112376 | Signature based system and methods for generation of personalized multimedia channels A system for generating personalized channels of multimedia content. The system comprises an interface to one or more multimedia sources, wherein the multimedia sources provide multimedia content to the personalized channels of multimedia content; and a server for r... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108389 | Techniques for knowledge discovery by constructing knowledge correlations using concepts or terms Techniques for identifying knowledge use an graphical user interface for inputting one or more terms to be explored for additional knowledge. Then a search is conducted across one or more sources of information to identify resources containing information about or i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103609 | Knowledge-based input region of interest definition for pharmacokinetic modeling A system, apparatus, and method are based on a priori knowledge of the shape of the input function for defining an input region-if-interest (ROI) in pharmacokinetic modeling. Kinetic parameter estimation requires knowledge of tracer input activity and the present in... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095490 | User support device, method, and program A user support device which accurately judges that a user is in a confused state and supports the user is provided. The user support device includes: a confused state judging unit which judges whether the user is in a confused state or not based on a tendency of var... | 01/10/2012 |
