Data processing: artificial intelligence inventions 10/07

20070250460 - Graphical user interface for use with open expert system: A rules system for creating rules to an expert system is provided, the rules system providing a user-friendly, guided process for creating such rules.... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070250461 - Data processing device, data processing method, and program: A data processing device for processing time-sequence data includes a learning unit for performing self-organizing learning of a SOM (self-organization map) making up a hierarchical SOM in which a plurality of SOMs are connected so as to construct a hierarchical structure, using, as SOM input data which is input to... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070250462 - Computerized systems and methods for assessment of genetic test results: Computer-based methods and systems for facilitating assessment of results of genetic screening tests are provided. The methods and systems can be implemented to, for example, facilitate a risk assessment revision for a subject who may be a carrier of a genetic disease or facilitate a diagnosis of a genetic disease.... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20070250463 - 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 storage means in which the learning data is stored; and learning means... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070250464 - Historical figures in today's society: A method for modeling human physical behavior and actions is disclosed. A brain emulation is defined that is represented by a plurality of nodes each representing a concept, and interconnecting relationships between select ones of the concepts, which brain emulation is operable to receive sensory information and process such sensory... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20070250465 - Computer modeling of physical scenes: The present invention relates to automatic modeling of a physical scene. At least two images (I1, I2) of the scene are received, which are taken from different angles and/or positions. A matching module (130) matches image objects in the first image (I1) against image objects in the second image (I2),... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070244844 - Methods and systems for data analysis and feature recognition: Systems and methods for automated pattern recognition and object detection. The method can be rapidly developed and improved using a minimal number of algorithms for the data content to fully discriminate details in the data, while reducing the need for human analysis. The system includes a data analysis system that... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070244841 - Method and apparatus for data processing, and method and apparatus for diagnosis: Detection means 1a-1d detect a multiplicity of normal data sets, each of which includes values of n parameters, for each of the operation modes; Self-Organizing Map creating means 2 creates a SOM for each operation mode, using the normal data sets; abnormal data creating means 7 creates abnormal data sets... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070244842 - Information processing method and apparatus, and image pickup device: An output value of neuron within an objective layer of a hierarchical neural network is computed. The data of the output value of neuron is stored in a memory only if the output value of neuron is greater than or equal to a predetermined value by referring to the computed... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070244843 - Method and apparatus for classifying data using r-functions: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that constructs a classifier that distinguishes between different classes of data points. During operation, the system first receives a data set, which includes class-one data points and class-two data points. For each class-one data point in the data set, the system... Agent: Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20070244845 - Transmitting and receiving system, transmitting apparatus and receiving apparatus: A transmission and reception system includes a transmission apparatus 1 and reception apparatuses 21 and 22. The transmission apparatus 1 transmits a storage identifier for identifying a storage medium and data. The reception apparatuses 21 and 22 each include a receiving section for receiving the storage identifier for identifying the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070244846 - System and method for control tree optimization: The present invention creates a partial control tree rather than a full control tree of a portal upon user's rendering request, wherein the partial control tree may contain only active controls in the portal while is still sufficient for rendering the portal. Such an approach improves performance and scalability characteristics... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070244847 - Semantic network methods to disambiguate natural language meaning: A computer implemented data processor system automatically disambiguates a contextual meaning of natural language symbols to enable precise meanings to be stored for later retrieval from a natural language database, so that natural language database design is automatic, to enable flexible and efficient natural language interfaces to computers, household appliances... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070239630 - Method and system for allowing multiple applications to utilize customized feedback with a shared machine learning engine: A method (and system) of using a machine learning infrastructure to support the learning requirements of a plurality of goal-oriented applications includes instantiating a machine learning infrastructure that includes a plurality of learning algorithms with an interface to the algorithms, and registering a plurality of goal-oriented applications with the machine... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070239646 - Rules base systems and methods with circumstance translation: The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of finding a rule in a rules base that includes a plurality of rule entries, each having a rule and an associated objective and one or more associated circumstances. A rule finder accesses the rules base in response to a request, with... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20070239628 - Automatic generation of help information for specified systems: System and method for generating information regarding the functionality of a system. Input specifying at least a portion of functionality of a system may be received, e.g., from a user via a graphical user interface (GUI), and may specify one or more components of the system at a component level.... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070239629 - Cluster trending method for abnormal events detection: A method and system is provided for detecting abnormal events by utilizing cluster trending construction and analysis mechanism. Two cluster profiles can be constructed: normal profile constructed during system normal operations; and real-time profile constructed during the actual operation of the system being monitored. This method can be used in... Agent: Dr. Bo Ling

20070239631 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating a graphical image string to convey an intended message: A method is provided for generating a graphical image string that is capable of conveying an intended message. In particular, a user is enabled to select one or more graphics from a graphic language database, wherein the annotations (or descriptions) associated with each graphic selected can be combined to convey... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070239632 - Efficiency of training for ranking systems: The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for facilitating training of machine learning systems utilizing pairwise training. The number of computations required during pairwise training is reduced by grouping the computations. First, a score is generated for each retrieved data item. During processing of the data item pairs, the... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070239633 - Empirical design of experiments using neural network models: Methods and apparatus are provided pertaining to a design of experiments. The method comprises generating a data set from historical data; identifying and removing any fault data points in the data set so as to create a revised data set; supplying the data points from the revised data set into... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070239635 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a node holding dynamics; an input-weight-coefficient adjuster configured to adjust input-weight coefficients on a dimension-by-dimension basis, the input-weight coefficients being weight coefficients for individual dimensions of input data input to input units of the node, the input data being... Agent: William S. Frommer, Esq. Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070239634 - Method, apparatus, mobile terminal and computer program product for providing efficient evaluation of feature transformation: An apparatus for providing efficient evaluation of feature transformation includes a training module and a transformation module. The training module is configured to train a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) using training source data and training target data. The transformation module is in communication with the training module. The transformation module... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070239639 - Dynamic message filtering: Dynamically filtering and classifying messages, as good messages, bulk periodicals, or spam. A regular expression recognizer, and pre-trained neural networks. The neural networks distinguish “likely good” from “likely spam,” and also operate at a more discriminating level to distinguish among the three categories above. A dynamic whitelist and blacklist; sending... Agent: Zagorin O'brien Graham LLP

20070239638 - Text classification by weighted proximal support vector machine: Embodiments of the invention relate to improvements to the support vector machine (SVM) classification model. When text data is significantly unbalanced (i.e., positive and negative labeled data are in disproportion), the classification quality of standard SVM deteriorates. Embodiments of the invention are directed to a weighted proximal SVM (WPSVM) model... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20070239636 - Transform for outlier detection in extract, transfer, load environment: Systems and methods that cleanse data in Extract, Transform, Load environments (ETL), via employing an outlier detect component that is positioned in data pipeline to data warehouse(s). Such outlier detect component employs a cluster mining model to split data into normal and outlier data. Different predictive models can be employed... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070239637 - Using predictive user models for language modeling on a personal device: A system and method for prediction of a user goal for command/control of a personal device (e.g., mobile phone) is provided. The system employs statistical model(s) that can predict a command based, at least in part, on past user behavior (e.g., probability distribution over a set of predicates, and, optionally... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070239640 - Neural network based predication and optimization for groundwater / surface water system: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus, based on the use of a neural network (NN), for (a) predicting important groundwater/surface water output/state variables, (b) optimizing groundwater/surface water control variables, and/or (c) sensitivity analysis, to identify physical relationships between input and output/state variables used to model the groundwater/surface... Agent: Lawrence R. Oremland, P.C.

20070239641 - Information processing apparatus and method, and program: Teaching to a robot for an action on an external object can be made easily and efficiently. According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a learning unit for learning a predetermined time-series pattern, an output unit for outputting a time-series pattern corresponding to the... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070239642 - Large scale semi-supervised linear support vector machines: A computerized system and method for large scale semi-supervised learning is provided. The training set comprises a mix of labeled and unlabeled examples. Linear classifiers based on support vector machine principles are built using these examples. One embodiment uses a fast design of a linear transductive support vector machine using... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070239643 - Document characterization using a tensor space model: Computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions and apparatuses categorize documents or corpus of documents. A Tensor Space Model (TSM), which models the text by a higher-order tensor, represents a document or a corpus of documents. Supported by techniques of multilinear algebra, TSM provides a framework for analyzing the multifactor structures. TSM... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20070239644 - Learning apparatus, learning method, and program: A learning apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a network formed by a plurality of nodes each holding dynamics; a learning unit configured to learn the dynamics of the network in a self-organizing manner on the basis of observed time-series data; a winner-node determiner configured to determine a... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070239645 - Predictive preprocessing of request: A method, an article of manufacture, an apparatus, and a system for predictive preprocessing of requests are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, requests may be predicted based on association rules.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

20070239647 - Exercise test interpretation: A system and method for the efficient implementation of a complex exercise test is disclosed. A rule interpreter synthesizes interpretation statements based upon the processing of collected physiological data and user entered data with a series of exercise test interpretation rules. These statements aid a clinician in interpreting exercise test... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070239648 - Adaptive engine for processing geographic data: The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for processing input data provided in multiple formats to generate output data in a standardized, common format. To facilitate processing of the input data, a set of rules can be defined that describe processing for various types and formats of input data.... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070239649 - Code coverage of declarative objects: Generating coverage information identifying tested elements of a declarative data structure. A method includes exercising a first element of a declarative data structure. Information is gathered about the effects of exercising a first element of a declarative data structure on other elements of the declarative data structure. The information gathered... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20070239651 - Factor estimation apparatus, factor estimation method, and computer readable recording medium: A factor estimation apparatus which can appropriately estimate a factor without increase in the cost, the factor estimation apparatus includes a characteristic quantity determination unit which determines the characteristic quantity; a user input unit which accepts an input from a user as data for the characteristic quantity determined by the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070239650 - System and method for making decisions: Systems and methods are disclosed to assist in making decisions. The systems and methods consider situations where the user is determining which of several alternatives is the best choice. The criteria to evaluate the decisions are input into a grid, and the user rates the different alternatives against the different... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20070239652 - Method for selecting a rank ordered sequence based on probabilistic dissimilarity matrix: A computer implemented method for ordering a plurality of entities by computing a dissimilarity matrix based on a plurality of probabilities. The pluralities of probabilities are determined based on a plurality of classes. A weighted distance matrix is computed based the dissimilarity matrix. A plurality of rank ordered sequence candidates... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070233618 - Computer readable recording medium having design creation supporting program stored thereon, design creation supporting apparatus and computer data signal for supporting design creation: A user is caused to select an option matching an impression desired for design creation of a document. Impression information associated with the selected option is extracted, and an evaluation value obtained with respect to the impression information that is extracted is stored in association with the extracted impression information... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070233619 - Computer readable recording medium having design creation supporting program stored thereon, design creation supporting apparatus and computer data signal for supporting design creation: The process extracts an amount of feature from the design of the actual document, extracts impression information and its weighting factor that are associated with the extracted amount of feature, and presents information representing an evaluation value calculated based on impression information extracted from the plural design evaluation databases and... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070233620 - Computer readable recording medium having design creation supporting program stored thereon, design creation supporting apparatus and computer data signal for supporting design creation: The process cause a user to select and acquire at least one option matching an impression that is the target of the design creation of the document from plural impression expression databases, and extracts impression information associated with the option selected from the plural impression expression databases by referencing the... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070233622 - Method and system for computerized searching and matching using emotional preference: A method and system for capturing emotional preference of human subjects, generating machine-readable emotional code and using the code to optimize computerized searching and matching operations between entities is disclosed. The entity can be a human user, a product, or a service. The emotional code can thus be a universal... Agent: EagleIPLimited

20070233626 - Method for consensus decisionmaking in a distributed system: A method for consensus decision making in a distributed system. Upon the detection of a system parameter change, the method specifies the communication of decision premises from one node to another node in the system. Consensus decision premises are determined by evaluating the various node premises. Each node then executes... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070233630 - Configuration mapping using a multi-dimensional rule space and rule consolidation: A configuration mapping system and method increase the effectiveness of mapping of information from an established product line to a new product offering. In at least one embodiment, the configuration mapping system herein uses configuration mapping rules to map individual product features and entire configurations from established products to a... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20070233631 - Behavior prediction apparatus and method therefor: A behavior prediction apparatus includes an input unit inputting sole behaviors of a human and simultaneous occurrence probability of behaviors, a behavior discrimination unit specifying a behavior pattern based on correspondence between behaviors corresponding to simultaneous occurrence probability and actual behaviors, an information generation/recording unit generating behavior history information of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070233632 - Method, program product, and apparatus for generating analysis model: The present invention provides an analysis model generating method for generating an analysis model expressed using a Bayesian network. A analysis model generating method includes selecting a child variable to be added to the analysis model; selecting a plurality of variable candidates to be added to the analysis model as... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070233621 - Optimization using a multi-dimensional data model: In one embodiment, a method for optimization using multi-dimensional data includes receiving a problem instance to be solved using an optimization engine. The problem instance is specified in a multi-dimensional format associated with a multidimensional data model that includes multiple data dimensions each including a hierarchy of members. The problem... Agent: I2 Technologies Us, Inc.

20070233623 - Apparatus and method for compressing data, apparatus and method for analyzing data, and data management system: There are provided an apparatus and a method for compressing data, an apparatus and a method for analyzing data and a data management system, which are capable of compressing huge data and accurately reproducing the characteristics of the original data from the compressed data. The data compressing apparatus includes detection... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070233625 - Method, apparatus, mobile terminal and computer program product for providing data clustering and mode selection: An apparatus for providing data clustering and mode selection includes a training element and a transformation element. The training element is configured to receive a first training data set, a second training data set and auxiliary data extracted from the same material as the first training data set. The training... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070233624 - Neural network for processing arrays of data with existent topology, such as images and application of the network: A neural network for processing arrays of data with pertinent topology comprises a n-dimensional array of cells (Ki) corresponding to the knots of the neural network! each cell having connections to the directly adjacent cells (Kj) forming the neighbourhood of a cell (Ki); Each cell (Ki) having inputs for each... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20070233627 - Scalable ontology reasoning: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for scalable ontology reasoning. A method of generating a summarized ontology includes loading an ontology from a store, eliminating relationships in the ontology, the eliminating relationships including an insertion of new relationships that simplify the ontology, eliminating individuals in the ontology, the eliminating... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20070233628 - Pattern matching technique for high throughput network processing: A pattern matching technique for high throughput network processing includes a simple yet powerful special purpose architecture and a set of novel string matching algorithms that can work in unison. The novel set of algorithms allow for bit-level partitioning of rules such that may be more easily implemented in hardware... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP Howard Hughes Center

20070233629 - Methods and systems for semiconductor testing using a testing scenario language: Methods and systems for semiconductor testing. In one embodiment, a semiconductor testing method includes one or more of the following stages: defining a rule relating to semiconductor testing, validating the rule, bundling the rule with other rules, correlating the rule with other rules, publishing the rule, actualizing the rule, and... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070233633 - Computer hardware and software diagnostic and report system: The present invention tests computer systems for defects that are able to cause performance and functional problems. An agent application is first installed on a user's system. The agent application then retrieves problem data from the expert system library pertinent to the user's operating environment. The agent application tests the... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP