Data processing: artificial intelligence inventions 04/08

20080097941 - Learning algorithm for ranking on graph data: Described are techniques for ranking a data set of objects. A graph representing the data set is provided. Examples of ranking preferences are provided for a portion of objects in the data set. Each of the examples indicates a ranking of a first object of the portion with respect to... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20080097936 - Methods and systems for transductive data classification: A system, method, data processing apparatus, and article of manufacture are provided for classifying data. Labeled data points are received, each of the labeled data points having at least one label indicating whether the data point is a training example for data points for being included in a designated category... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20080097942 - System and method for automated suspicious object boundary determination: A system and method is provided for automated suspicious object boundary determination using a machine learning system (300) and genetic algorithms. The machine learning system (300) is trained (204) and tested (205) using sets of pre-categorized examples. Genetic algorithms assign initial parameter values (201), evaluate the system's performance (206) during... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080097943 - Real-time predictive computer program, model, and method: A method for predicting a future occurrence of an event involves obtaining a history of prior occurrences of the event. A plurality of variables is created that are associated with the event. Weights are assigned to each variable. An artificial neural network is accessed and trained with the history of... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080097944 - Real-time predictive computer program, model, and method: A method for predicting a future occurrence of an event involves obtaining a history of prior occurrences of the event. A plurality of variables is created that are associated with the event. Weights are assigned to each variable. An artificial neural network is accessed and trained with the history of... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080097950 - Behavior prediction apparatus and method: A behavior estimation apparatus inputs a prediction period, an annual consumption expenditure, extracts, from behavioral statistical data including an occurrence probability of each of behaviors of human during each time period, the occurrence probability of each behavior within the prediction period as a prior probability distribution, obtains a consumption time... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080097951 - Scalable knowledge extraction: The present invention provides a method for extracting relationships between words in textual data. Initially, a classifier is trained to identify text data having a specific format, such as situation-response or cause-effect, using a training corpus. The classifier receives input identifying components of the text data having the specified format... Agent: Honda/fenwick

20080097938 - Data mining platform for bioinformatics and other knowledge discovery: The data mining platform comprises a plurality of system modules, each formed from a plurality of components. Each module has an input data component, a data analysis engine for processing the input data, an output data component for outputting the results of the data analysis, and a web server to... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080097939 - Data mining platform for bioinformatics and other knowledge discovery: The data mining platform comprises a plurality of system modules, each formed from a plurality of components. Each module has an input data component, a data analysis engine for processing the input data, an output data component for outputting the results of the data analysis, and a web server to... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080097937 - Distributed method for integrating data mining and text categorization techniques: A method for prediction analysis using text categorization is provided. The method includes the steps of: grouping a plurality of text documents into a plurality of classes; selecting a top m most discriminatory terms for each class of documents using statistical based measures; determining for each document the presence or... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080097940 - Kernels and kernel methods for spectral data: Support vector machines are used to classify data contained within a structured dataset such as a plurality of signals generated by a spectral analyzer. The signals are pre-processed to ensure alignment of peaks across the spectra. Similarity measures are constructed to provide a basis for comparison of pairs of samples... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080097945 - Novelty detection systems, methods and computer program products for real-time diagnostics/prognostics in complex physical systems: Sensors are configured to repeatedly monitor variables of a physical system during its operation. A novelty detection system is responsive to the sensors and is configured to repeatedly observe into an associative memory, states of associations among the variables that are repeatedly monitored, during a learning phase. The novelty detection... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080097946 - Statistical message classifier: A system and method are disclosed for improving a statistical message classifier. A message may be tested with a machine classifier, wherein the machine classifier is capable of making a classification on the message. In the event the message is classifiable by the machine classifier, the statistical message classifier is... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080097948 - Real time context learning by software agents: Providing dynamic learning for software agents in a simulation. Software agents with learners are capable of learning from examples. When a non-player character queries the learner, it can provide a next action similar to the player character. The game designer provides program code, from which compile-time steps determine a set... Agent: Swernofsky Law Group PC

20080097947 - System and method for automatically creating, installing and configuring extensions of functionalities in the system nodes of a distributed network: The invention relates to a system and to a method for automatically creating, installing and configuring extensions of functionalities in the system nodes of a distributed network, in particular in a distributed automatic system, provided with at least one system diagnosis tool which analyses the current state of the system... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080097949 - Apparatus and method for estimating user interest degree of a program: The present invention provides a method for estimating a user's interest degree in a playing program, the method includes the steps of: monitoring the user's behavior on the program including at least two segments, and each of them correspond to different time weight; determining the length and the time weight... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080091631 - Method and apparatus for an algorithmic approach to patient-driven computer-assisted diagnosis: One embodiment of the present invention provides a computer software medical diagnosis system with which users can interact over the Internet using a web browser in order to obtain a medical diagnosis or recommendation. The user interacts with the diagnosis system by first identifying his or her chief complaint, and... Agent: Nicholas Solter

20080091632 - Distributed, multi-user, multi-threaded application development system and method: An object-oriented multi-threaded application development system and method for developing resource information software is provided, wherein the application development framework is made up of three tiers. The first tier comprises at least one computer running a web browser, where the web browser is capable of running an object-orientated applet. The... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080091634 - Content enhancement system and method and applications thereof: A source content enhancement system is described. A method for disambiguation of content and localization of culturally sensitive content including parsing content of an object for cultural objects and components, gathering knowledge about the object, inferring knowledge about the object, checking if the object is culturally appropriate, checking if the... Agent: Daniel J Swirsky

20080091628 - Cognitive architecture for learning, action, and perception: The present invention relates to a learning system. The learning system comprises a sensory and perception module, a cognitive module, and an execution module. The sensory and perception module is configured to receive and process external sensory input from an external world and extract sensory-specific features from the external sensory... Agent: Tope-mckay & Associates

20080091627 - Data learning system for identifying, learning apparatus, identifying apparatus and learning method: A discriminative data learning system provided comprises a learning device (10) for updating dictionary data having a template to be used for discriminating the category of a hierarchical structure, and a discriminating device (20) for classifying a pattern into a category with reference to the dictionary data. The learning device... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080091629 - Controller for fuel cell system: A fuel cell system capable of learning its current-voltage characteristics precisely in a short time even when the current-voltage characteristics of a fuel cell varies due to reduction of a catalyst of an oxidizing agent electrode during the stop of operation of the fuel cell system. A controller (13) learns... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080091630 - System and method for defining normal operating regions and identifying anomalous behavior of units within a fleet, operating in a complex, dynamic environment: Monitoring dynamic units that operate in complex, dynamic environments, is provided in order to classify and track unit behavior over time. When domain knowledge is available, feature-based models may be used to capture the essential state information of the units. When domain knowledge is not available, raw data is relied... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20080091633 - Domain knowledge-assisted information processing: A modeling system enriched with information from a single source (or multiple sources) that allows for the intelligent extension, formulation or reformulation of a request into various processes including but not limited to transmission, discovery, notification, searching, filtering and storing processes is provided. The innovation builds a network of connected... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080091635 - Animated picker for slider bars and two-dimensional pickers: A computer program product for facilitating an expression of emotion in an application, is provided and calls for: providing a field for expressing a range of emotions; providing a location indicator for setting a location within the field; associating a unique expression of emotion with each location for the location... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Lotus

20080086434 - Adaptive behavioral http flood protection: A system and method to detect and mitigate denial of service and distributed denial of service HTTP “page” flood attacks. Detection of attack/anomaly is made according to multiple traffic parameters including rate-based and rate-invariant parameters in both traffic directions. Prevention is done according to HTTP traffic parameters that are analyzed... Agent: Myers Wolin, Llc

20080086435 - Adaptive behavioral http flood protection: A system and method to detect and mitigate denial of service and distributed denial of service HTTP “page” flood attacks. Detection of attack/anomaly is made according to multiple traffic parameters including rate-based and rate-invariant parameters in both traffic directions. Prevention is done according to HTTP traffic parameters that are analyzed... Agent: Myers Wolin, Llc

20080086432 - Data classification methods using machine learning techniques: Methods for analyzing prior art are presented. One method includes training a classifier based on a search query; accessing a plurality of prior art documents; performing a document classification technique on at least some of the prior art documents using the classifier; and outputting identifiers of at least some of... Agent: Zilka-kotab, Pc

20080086433 - Data classification methods using machine learning techniques: A method for adapting to a shift in document content according to one embodiment of the present invention includes receiving at least one labeled seed document; receiving unlabeled documents; receiving at least one predetermined cost factor; training a transductive classifier using the at least one predetermined cost factor, the at... Agent: Zilka-kotab, Pc

20080086437 - Incremental learning of nonlinear regression networks for machine condition monitoring: A method for identifying a potential fault in a system includes obtaining a set of training data. A first kernel is selected from a library of two or more kernels and the first kernel is added to a regression network. A next kernel is selected from the library of two... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080086438 - Adiabatic quantum computation with superconducting qubits: A method for computing using a quantum system comprising a plurality of superconducting qubits is provided. Quantum system can be in any one of at least two configurations including (i) an initialization Hamiltonian H0 and (ii) a problem Hamiltonian HP. The plurality of superconducting qubits are arranged with respect to... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20080086439 - Automated management of brand rules for providing content: Automated assistance is provided for managing rules and/or guidelines regarding the usage of branded content for a project, e.g., an advertising campaign, event, signage, decoration, and the like. One or more queries regarding the project are presented to the user. Based on the user's responses to the queries, branded content... Agent: Corbis Corporation C/o Darby & Darby P.c.

20080086440 - Automated signature detection system and method of use: An automated signature detection system and method of use and, more particularly, a predictive modeling component configured to accurately predict maintenance events for optical elements used in lithographic tools. The system comprises at least one module configured to analyze data associated with power illumination at a surface. The at least... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080086441 - Association rule mining in peer-to peer systems: A method for discovering association rules in a distributed database that includes a plurality of partitions associated with respective computing nodes includes generating a candidate association rule defining an association relationship between itemsets in the distributed database. At each node among at least a subset of the nodes, an asynchronous... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080086431 - Social interaction messaging and notification: A system (and method) that enables and administers notifications and messages within a social networking service is provided. The system can prompt notification in a number of scenarios including, but not limited to, when a user expresses interest in another user, when new messages arrive, when unread messages are available,... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080086436 - Knowledge pattern search from networked agents: A method searches for new, unique and interesting information using knowledge patterns discovered through data mining and text mining, machine learning (including supervised or unsupervised) and pattern recognition methods. The method is implemented as a computer program acting as an agent installed in a computer node or multiple nodes in... Agent: Quantum Intelligence, Inc. Dr. Charles C. Zhou

20080082464 - Dynamic environment evaluation and service adjustment: An intelligent personalized agent monitors, regulates, and advises a user in decision-making processes for efficiency or safety concerns. The agent monitors an environment and present characteristics of a user and analyzes such information in view of stored preferences specific to one of multiple profiles of the user. Based on the... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080082463 - Employing tags for machine learning: Systems and methods that analyze aggregated tagging behavior of users, and evaluate such tagging trends to identify criteria for taxonomy applications. Initially, existence of a possible trend of tagging data based on collective user behavior is determined. Subsequently, tagging trends can be examined to identify that a predetermined convergence criteria... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080082465 - Guardian angel: An intelligent personalized agent monitors, regulates, and advises a user in decision-making processes for efficiency or safety concerns. The agent monitors an environment and present characteristics of a user and analyzes such information in view of stored preferences specific to one of multiple profiles of the user. Based on the... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080082467 - Personal data mining: Personal data mining mechanisms and methods are employed to identify relevant information that otherwise would likely remain undiscovered. Users supply personal data that can be analyzed in conjunction with data associated with a plurality of other users to provide useful information that can improve business operations and/or quality of life.... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080082466 - Training item recognition via tagging behavior: Systems and methods that recognize items based on aggregated tagging behavior of users regarding the items. Individual users can establish relationships among tagged items and the system analyzes aggregate of such established relationships, to recognize the item and/or infer additional information regarding the items (e.g., wisdom of crowd such as... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080082469 - Method for forecasting the production of a petroleum reservoir utilizing genetic programming: A method utilizing genetic programming to construct history matching and forecasting proxies for reservoir simulators. Acting as surrogates for computer simulators, the genetic programming proxies evaluate a large number of reservoir models and predict future production forecasts for petroleum reservoirs.... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080082471 - Resolve trace minimization: Systems and methods for minimizing a resolve trace are provided. The method comprises identifying at least a first clause that won't take part in determining the final result; removing at least a first resolve source associated with the first clause from the resolve trace, wherein the first clause is a... Agent: Stephen C. Kaufman IBM Corporation

20080082473 - Peer based event conversion: A rule set to convert an event into a standardized format can be established based on cooperation among peer processing nodes. A processing node that receives the event takes the initial responsibility to convert the event. The responsible processing node initially attempts to convert the event using locally available rules.... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & Dalessandro LLC

20080082475 - System and method for resource adaptive classification of data streams: A system and method for resource adaptive classification of data streams. Embodiments of systems and methods provide classifying data received in a computer, including discretizing the received data, constructing an intermediate data structure from said received data as training instances, performing subspace sampling on said received data as test instances... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Yorktown

20080082468 - Methods and systems for identifying and localizing objects based on features of the objects that are mapped to a vector: A method of identifying and localizing objects belonging to one of three or more classes, includes deriving vectors, each being mapped to one of the objects, where each of the vectors is an element of an N-dimensional space. The method includes training an ensemble of binary classifiers with a CISS... Agent: Wilmerhale/columbia University

20080082470 - Infrastructure health monitoring and analysis: There is described herein a method for detecting anomalies in an infrastructure, the method comprising: providing a computationally-intelligent analysis model to model a behaviour of at least one detection instrument in said infrastructure; inputting control instrument data into said analysis model, said control instrument data being provided by control instruments... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080082472 - Event, threat and result change detection system and method: Changes in event, threat and result patterns assist in forecasting subsequent occurrences. The present invention derives signature for event-types based on a comparison of actual event data with pre-established representational surfaces. The surfaces represent functional measurements and analysis associated with elements of the geospatial boundary being considered. Comparing newly obtained... Agent: Williams Mullen

20080082474 - System and method for executing complex if-then clauses: Complex nested if-then statement on data objects in a digital computer are organized as a plurality of logical case statements; for each case statement, a set of binary condition arrays is provided and for each data object a condition set. Case statements are executed on the data objects for which... Agent: Shelley M. Beckstrand, P.C.