Data processing: artificial intelligence inventions 05/07

20070124263 - Adaptive semantic reasoning engine: Provided is an adaptive semantic reasoning engine that receives a natural language query, which may contain one or more contexts. The query can be broken down into tokens or a set of tokens. A task search can be performed on the token or token set(s) to classify a particular query... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070124264 - Deconvolution and segmentation based on a network of dynamical units: A system and method for a network to deconvolve mixtures of inputs that have been previously learned. In addition, the network is also able to segment the components of each input object that most contribute to its classification. The network consists of oscillatory units that can comprise amplitude and phase,... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20070124265 - Complex system diagnostics from electronic manuals: In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method for implementing a diagnostic system pertaining to a complex system includes receiving, by a computer implemented system, an observed symptom that characterizes a discrepancy report of a complex system, associating the observed symptom with contents of at least one... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070124266 - Integrating multiple information-providing systems: An integrated intelligent environment provides responses to incoming user requests for information. Aspects of the integrated intelligence environment allow information to be efficiently gathered from past solutions, and/or new information to be collected from multiple information sources. The integrated intelligence may include learning agents, mobile objects, and optimizer components that... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070118489 - Object specific language extension interface for a multi-level data structure: A computerized method (300) and software product (200) is provided for querying and modifying a Multi-Level Data Structure (106) stored in a Text-to-Speech (100) engine of a data processing system having a Central Processing Unit (202), a processing system memory (203), and an operating system (201), using an application program... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070118490 - Confidence determination: The present invention relates to a method, a system, a neural network and a computer program product for determining the quality of an analytical process, preferably the confidence value C. The analytical process is performed in a microchannel structure of a microfluidic device, from which data information of the analytic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070118491 - Machine data web: Methods and apparatus consistent with the invention provide the ability to organize and build understandings of machine data generated by a variety of information-processing environments. Machine data is a product of information-processing systems (e.g., activity logs, configuration files, messages, database records) and represents the evidence of particular events that have... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070118492 - Variational sparse kernel machines: A computer-implemented method for supervised learning for classification that unifies generative and discriminative methods in a variational framework includes providing training data for determining a classifier, defining a cost functional based on a kernel density, finding a function of the cost functional by searching for a zero crossing of joint... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070118493 - Radio controlled model: A radio controlled model having removable training wings is provided. The training wings dampen the responsiveness to user controls and the operation of the same at speed. In addition to the training wings, a training mode of operation can be automatically or manually selected. The training mode is configured to... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20070118494 - Efficient processing in an auto-adaptive network: Feature values, which may be multi-dimensional, collected over successive time slices, are efficiently processed for use, for example, in known adaptive learning functions and event detection. A Markov chain in a recursive function to calculate imputed values for data points by use of a “nearest neighbor” matrix. Only data for... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070112695 - Hierarchical fuzzy neural network classification: A method includes receiving data representing an object to be classified into classes and applying the data to a hierarchical fuzzy neural network. The hierarchical fuzzy neural network comprises multiple fuzzy neural networks arranged in a hierarchical structure. The method also includes classifying the data using the hierarchical fuzzy neural... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group

20070112696 - System, method and software for cognitive automation: Software code may include code to receive a first request associated with a discrete problem that is broadcast over a network of cobots. The request may be accepted based on the discrete problem to be solved. The code may also include code to determine whether a utility function associated with... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070112697 - Classification method and system for small collections of high-value entities: A method and system for classifying small collections of hi-value entities with missing data. The invention includes: collecting measurement variables for a set of entity cases for which classifications are known; calibrating standard weights for each measurement variable based on historical data; computing compensating weights for each entity case that... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070112698 - Computer controlled method using genetic algorithms to provide non-deterministic solutions to problems involving physical restraints: In a computer controlled genetic algorithm method for providing non-deterministic solutions involving physical constraints the effectiveness of the genetic algorithm may be enhanced by periodically changing the combination or set of genetic operators during the genetic algorithm operation and before selecting the final solution.... Agent: Ibm Corporation Intellectual Property Law

20070112699 - Image verification method, medium, and apparatus using a kernel based discriminant analysis with a local binary pattern (lbp): A image verification method, medium, and apparatus using a local binary pattern (LBP) discriminant technique. The verification method includes generating a kernel fisher discriminant analysis (KFDA) basis vector by using the LBP feature of an input image, obtaining a Chi square inner product by using the LBP feature of an... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070112700 - Open control system architecture for mobile autonomous systems: A control system for a mobile autonomous system. The control system comprises a generic controller platform including: at least one microprocessor; and a computer readable medium storing software implementing at least core functionality for controlling autonomous system. One or more user-definable libraries adapted to link to the generic controller platform... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070112701 - Optimization of cascaded classifiers: An optimization system comprises a reception component that receives a cascade of classifiers. The system further includes an optimization component communicatively coupled to the reception component, the optimization component receives input relating to one of speed and accuracy of the cascade of classifiers and optimizes the cascade of classifiers based... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070112702 - Custom electronic learning system and method: A system and method for generating a custom learning object. The system and method generate the custom learning object based on a knowledge object and a set of user characteristics for a user. In one embodiment, the knowledge object is converted to a set of knowledge atoms. Each knowledge atom... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20070112703 - Adaptive teaching material generation methods and systems: An adaptive teaching material generation system comprises a database, an authoring tool, and a course structure generator. The database provides a plurality of graphical templates for e-learning sequencing. The authoring tool provides an interface allowing one of the graphical templates to be dragged for forming a structure diagram for sequencing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070112705 - Balloon/airborne communication system: A system and method for enabling an airborne communication system when a natural disaster is detected, or when it is detected that an occurrence of a natural disaster is imminent or likely, is provided. In certain example embodiments, a natural disaster detector monitors, for example, various climatic indicators to determine... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070112706 - Handicapping in a bayesian skill scoring framework: A skill scoring frameworks allows for handicapping an individual game player in a gaming environment in preparation of matching the game player with other game players, whether for building teams or assigning competitors, or both. By introducing handicapping into the skill scoring framework, a highly skilled player may select one... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20070112704 - System and method for behavioural modelling: The present invention is a computer system that analyses the factual and behavioural data of a group of subjects, extracts the common behavioural patterns from the collection, and is capable of forecasting the behaviour of a new subject when his or her factual data are inputted to the system. It... Agent: EagleIPLimited

20070112708 - Learning apparatus and method: A learning apparatus for building a network structure of a Bayesian network based on learning data. In the Bayesian network, a cause and effect relationship between plural nodes is represented by a directed graph. The learning apparatus includes a storage portion in which the learning data is stored and a... Agent: William S. Frommer, Esq. Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070112707 - Weighted pattern learning for neural networks: A method of training a neural net includes receiving a plurality of sets of data, each set representative of a plurality of inputs to the neural net and a resulting at least one output from the neural net and calculating a plurality of network weights for the neural network based... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070112712 - Adaptive knowledge lifecycle management: In accordance with the embodiments described herein, a method and system for adaptive knowledge lifecycle management, and methods for delivering adaptive knowledge lifecycle management services to customers, is disclosed. Adaptive knowledge lifecycle management provides a means for beneficially adapting knowledge assets and their collective structures over time. It also provides... Agent: Manyworlds, Inc.

20070112711 - Computer-implemented system and method for facilitating and evaluating user thinking about an arbitrary problem: Preferred embodiments of the invention provide a computer-implemented system and method for facilitating user thinking about an arbitrary problem. The system includes first means to facilitate the user specification of the problem to populate a problem structure. It also includes second means to facilitate the user specification of a conclusion,... Agent: Zxibix, Inc.

20070112709 - Enhanced classification of marginal instances: Methods, systems, and machine readable media storing machine-readable instructions for enhanced classification of marginal instances are described. In one aspect, a classification system includes a cascade of forward classification stages and a marginal instance classifier. Each of the forward classification stages is configured to classify an instance into one of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070112713 - Method and apparatus for profiling a potential offender of a criminal incident: A method for profiling a potential offender associated with a criminal incident includes the steps of: creating a criminal case for a criminal incident, wherein the incident is categorized into at least one crime type based upon at least one parameter associated with the incident; receiving, into the criminal case... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070112710 - Method and system for interactive learning and training: Provided is a method for training/learning comprising delivering a situation to a learner, the situation comprising an event; automatically inserting a still menu in order to simulate a pause in the delivering; while pausing, recording an action by the learner in response to the event; reviewing the action recorded by... Agent: Dubois, Bryant, Campbell & Schwartz, LLP

20070112714 - System and method for managing knowledge: An intelligence system is provided that is comprised of the following basic components. First, a system for converting incoming unstructured data into a well described normalized form. Since the incoming data is multimedia and may represent some data type for which support is provided by the underlying OS platform, this... Agent: Attention Of Stanley J. Gradisar Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070112715 - System failure detection employing supervised and unsupervised monitoring: A system failure detection method that employs both supervised and unsupervised monitoring that models the contextual dependencies between the system inputs u and database usages x. By means of statistical learning, the space x is transformed into two subsets of variables, {tilde over (x)}(1) and {tilde over (x)}(2) . The... Agent: Brosemer, Kolefas & Associates, LLC (necl)

20070112717 - Approach for re-using business rules: An approach is described for developing software that executes rules, such as business rules. A group of rule templates defines a rule structure for rules that may be executed by a rules engine. Separate ruleflow templates define tasks that entail the execution of rules. Each of the ruleflow templates associates... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070112718 - Method and apparatus to enable integrated computation of model-level and domain-level business semantics: A method is provided for integrating model and domain semantics in business models. The method includes a business model inputting step for inputting the business model to be realized; a domain semantics locating step for locating the domain semantics of the modeling element of the business model within the domain... Agent: Ido Tuchman

20070112716 - Methods and systems for feature selection in machine learning based on feature contribution and model fitness: Methods and systems are provided for feature selection in machine learning, in which the features selected for inclusion in a prediction rule are selected based on statistical metric(s) of feature contribution and/or model fitness.... Agent: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo

20070112719 - System and method for dynamically generating and managing an online context-driven interactive social network: A system and method for calculating recommendations for a user is described. One embodiment includes a method for identifying users that are performing actions related to actions performed by a primary user, the method comprising: identifying an action performed by the primary user; identifying secondary users who performed the action;... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070106625 - System for suporting user's behavior: Provided is a system 10 which supports a user's behavior by generating a behavioral decision function indicating behavior to be adopted to a certain target. The system 10 includes: a data acquiring section 110 which acquires a cost caused as a result of adopting each of a plurality of behaviors... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20070106626 - Large-scale information collection and mining: The methods/systems described herein facilitate large-scale data collection and aggregation. One exemplary system that facilitates large-scale reporting of health-related data comprises a data collection component, a database and an aggregation component. The data collection component can collect health-related data on a large-scale from a non-selected population. The database can store... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070106627 - Social discovery systems and methods: Enhanced methods, systems, and techniques for social discovery are provided. Example embodiments provide a Social Discovery System (“SDS”), which enables users to contribute, share, manipulate, and otherwise engage in the creation and management of social knowledge and information. In one example embodiment, the SDS comprises a dot creation API, a... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070106628 - Dialogue strategies: A human-computer interface for automated adaptive persuasion dialogue and a method of operating such an interface. The method comprising presenting a user with a series of decision points, each requiring the user to select one of a plurality of possible decision options; presenting the user with at least one persuasion... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070106629 - System and method for accessing data: A method is disclosed for accessing data stored in at least one database, comprising: accessing: model data, representing a model defining the structure of the data, metamodel data, representing a metamodel defining the structure of the model, and rule data, representing at least one rule for accessing the data, said... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070100780 - Hybrid control device: A hybrid control system for a robot can include a neuronal control portion and a non-neuronal control portion.... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070100781 - Conditional csp solving using constraint propagation: A computer-implemented method for modeling a target system includes defining a conditional constraint satisfaction problem (CondCSP) that characterizes the target system in terms of problem variables and constraints applicable to the problem variables. The constraints include conditional constraints, such that the variables associated with the conditional constraints each have a... Agent: Stephen C. Kaufman IBM Corporation