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Data processing: artificial intelligence May archived by USPTO category 05/09

20090138416 - Artificial intelligence for wireless network analysis: This invention relates to using artificial intelligence for analyzing real-life collected data from an operation system, modeling the collected data to identify characteristics of events, analyzing the models to conclude an optimal solution for maximizing the performance of the operation system.... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090138415 - Automated research systems and methods for researching systems: Systems and methods that provide for automated research into the workings of one or more studied systems include automated research software modules that communicate with domain knowledge bases, research professionals, automated laboratories experiment objects, and data analysis processes, wherein automatically selected experiment objects can be run at an automated laboratory... Agent: J. Justin Lancaster

20090138417 - Parameter adjustment device: Efficient and high-accuracy parameter adjustment is performed by applying a genetic algorithm to a parameter adjustment such as a physical model of a transistor and so on. A parameter adjusting device includes a device generating new parameter genes by an initial population generating device and a special crossover processing by... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090138419 - Fractal memory and computational methods and systems based on nanotechnology: Fractal memory systems and methods include a fractal tree that includes one or more fractal trunks. One or more object circuits are associated with the fractal tree. The object circuit(s) can be configured from a plurality of nanotechnology-based components to provide a scalable distributed computing architecture for fractal computing. Additionally,... Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC

20090138418 - Learning control apparatus, learning control method, and computer program: A learning control apparatus for an autonomous agent including a functional module having a function of multiple inputs and multiple outputs, the function receiving at least one variable and outputting at least one value, includes an estimating unit for estimating a causal relationship of at least one variable, a grouping... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090138420 - Methods and system for modeling network traffic: A method and system are provided for modeling network traffic in which an artificial neural network architecture is utilized in order to intelligently and adaptively model the capacity of a network. Initially, the network traffic is decomposed into a plurality of categories, such as individual users, application usage or common... Agent: Alston & Bird, LLP

20090138421 - Multiple-user processing device with intuitive learning capability: A processing device having one or more objectives is provided. The processing device comprises a probabilistic learning module having a learning automaton configured for learning a plurality of processor actions in response to a plurality of actions performed by a plurality of users, and an intuition module configured for modifying... Agent: Michael J. Bolan

20090138422 - Methods for making collective decisions independent of irrelevant alternatives: Methods for making collective decisions independent of irrelevant alternatives. A preferred alternative found, using weighted preference lists while restricting the impact of spoilers, is considered as Independent Collective Choice. If a list is required, it is added to an ordered list of Independent Collective Choices and removed from weighted lists,... Agent: Amir Hassan, Ghaseminejad Tafreshi

20090138423 - Vehicle health monitoring reasoner architecture for diagnostics and prognostics: A health monitoring system for a vehicle system includes a plurality of managers and a decision support module. Each manager corresponds to a different sub-system of the vehicle system, and generates manager output pertaining to the sub-system based at least in part on an intermediate output. Each manager comprises a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090138424 - Method and system for adding processes to print production workflows utilizing asset metadata and automated reasoning: A method and system for adding processes to print production workflows utilizing asset metadata and automated reasoning system is disclosed. The asset metadata can be extracted from the resources associated with a print product description such as PDF files and image and artwork files. The asset metadata can be processed... Agent: Xerox Corporation C/o Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC

20090138425 - Business optimization engine: A system and method for optimizing enterprise applications driven by business processes is provided. The system includes a data repository, an extractor to perform real time extraction of process life cycle information from business solutions integrating heterogeneous independent business applications, the extractor storing the extracted information in the data repository,... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090132441 - Multilevel semiotic and fuzzy logic user and metadata interface means for interactive multimedia system having cognitive adaptive capability: A multilevel semiotic and fuzzy logic user and metadata interface means includes: an interactive user interface means comprising at least one multilevel semiotic means addressable by a user and a fuzzy logic descriptor set module for storing multiple fuzzy logic descriptor sets; a metadata layer for linking said multilevel semiotic... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20090132444 - Constrained line search optimization for discriminative training of hmms: An exemplary method for optimizing a continuous density hidden Markov model (CDHMM) includes imposing a constraint for discriminative training, approximating an objective function as a smooth function of CDHMM parameters and performing a constrained line search on the smoothed function to optimize values of the CDHMM parameters. Various other methods,... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090132445 - Generalized reduced error logistic regression method: A machine classification learning method titled Generalized Reduced Error Logistic Regression (RELR) is presented. The method overcomes significant limitations in prior art logistic regression and other machine classification learning methods. The method is applicable to all current applications of logistic regression, but has significantly greater accuracy using smaller sample sizes... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20090132442 - Method and apparatus for determining decision points for streaming conversational data: A method for determining a decision point in real-time for a data stream from a conversation includes receiving streaming conversational data; and determining when to classify the streaming conversational data, using a measure of certainty, by performing certainty calculations at a plurality of time instances during the conversation and by... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC

20090132443 - Methods and devices for analyzing lipoproteins: The disclosure describes methods, systems, and devices for analysis of lipoproteins and for diagnosing and/or determining risk of cardiovascular disease. In some embodiments, lipoproteins are separated by electrophoretically using a micro-channel device, and the data are analyzed using an adaptive method such as a neural network.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090132446 - Support vector machines processing system: An implementation of SVM functionality improves efficiency, time consumption, and data security, reduces the parameter tuning challenges presented to the inexperienced user, and reduces the computational costs of building SVM models. A computer program product for support vector machine processing in a computer system comprises computer program instructions for storing... Agent: Hanify & King, P.C.

20090132447 - Support vector machines processing system: An implementation of SVM functionality improves efficiency, time consumption, and data security, reduces the parameter tuning challenges presented to the inexperienced user, and reduces the computational costs of building SVM models. A system for support vector machine processing comprises data stored in the system, a client application programming interface operable... Agent: Hanify & King, P.C.

20090132448 - Segmented predictive model system: An automated method and system (100) for transforming data into segmented predictive models that have utility in a wide variety of applications.... Agent: Asset Trust, Inc.

20090132449 - Neural network learning device, method, and program: It is possible to acquire existing techniques in a neural network model currently studied and developed so as to generalize them as an element technique, and provide modeling of a basic unit of bottom-up approach using the neural network by adding new values to the existing techniques. A network learning... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090132451 - Prediction by single neurons and networks: An artificial neuron integrates current and prior information, each of which predicts the state of a part of the world. The neuron's output corresponds to the discrepancy between the two predictions, or prediction error. Inputs contributing prior information are selected in order to minimize the error, which can occur through... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20090132450 - Systems and methods for multivariate influence analysis of heterogenous mixtures of categorical and continuous data: Systems, methods, and computer readable storage medium with executable instructions for detecting outliers and hidden relationships in heterogeneous data sets are provided. Features of the invention pertain to design and operation of various predictive models that identify multivariate outliers and influential observations by recognizing systematic local relationships within heterogeneous data... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090132452 - Artificial neuron: Artificial neurons and processing elements for artificial neurons are disclosed. One processing element generates a continuous value signal based on the first plurality of inputs and generates a responsiveness based on a second plurality of inputs. An output value determining portion generates an output signal that is equal to a... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090132455 - Automated method and system for case matching assessment based on geometrical evaluation of stages in treatment plan: Methods and systems for characterizing a dentition of a patient including receiving an initial dentition of a patient, generating an initial profile representing the initial dentition of the patient, identifying an initial malocclusion from the initial profile, comparing at least a portion of the initial profile with one or more... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20090132454 - System for matching pattern-based data: A pattern-based data matching system matches pattern-based data. The data matching system generates a regular expression pattern for input datasets and describes similarity measures between the generated patterns. The data matching system analyzes an input dataset in terms of symbol classes, generalizing input values into a general pattern to allow... Agent: Ibm - Arc Shimokaji & Associates, P.C.

20090132453 - Systems and methods for prioritizing mobile media player files: Disclosed are embodiments of systems and methods for prioritizing mobile media player files by providing for the automated addition and/or deletion of media items for a mobile media player. In some embodiments, a statistical method may be provided for inferring which media items on a mobile media player should be... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20090132456 - Applying ruleset limiting criteria for affirming rule inputs and outputs: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for processing abstract rules with limiting criteria. In one embodiment, limiting criteria may specify requirements for characteristics of sets of input or output values of processing abstract rules. For example, limiting criteria may specify requirements for statistical validity of a set of input values,... Agent: Ibm Corporation, Intellectual Property Law Dept 917, Bldg. 006-1

20090132457 - Data comparison using different time periods in data sequences: Data for a first time period in a primary data sequence is compared with data for a second time period in each of a set of secondary data sequences. The durations of the first and second time periods are correlated, and the first time period is different from the second... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090132458 - Intelligent drilling advisor: A method, apparatus, and program storage device for integrating and implementing rule-based, heuristic, wellbore key performance rate of penetration indicators advising drilling operations personnel based on the situational awareness of trended earth properties and real time wellbore sensor data, is disclosed.... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20090132459 - Processes for improving the utility of personalized recommendations generated by a recommendation engine: A recommendation system increases the diversity of item recommendations provided to a target user by using item similarity data to filter an initial recommendation set. In one embodiment, selected items are filtered from the initial recommendation set based on similarity scores that represent degrees of similarity between particular items. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090132460 - Tailoring medication to individual characteristics: Disclosed is a medical outcome prediction tool that predicts an individual patient's medical outcomes by identifying patients having a same disease; selecting a set of characteristics unique to an individual; determining the similarities between the individual and other cases; and calculating the expected outcome for the individual that is proportional... Agent: George Mason University Office Of Technology Transfer, Msn 5g5

20090132461 - Data validation using signatures and sampling: Architecture that facilitates validation of a data mapping of data from a data source to a data target. There is included a signature generation component that generates a source signature of all or a portion of the data source and a target signature of all or a corresponding portion of... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090125459 - Method and system for rule-based content filtering: A system and method for content-filtering of data containers in a network supporting versatile communications services are disclosed. The content-filtering system is integrated with a content-adaptation system. Several server units handle data containers formulated at source according to different protocols. A content filtering process relies on characterizing each component of... Agent: Victoria Donnelly

20090125460 - Automated hazardous materials event response system and method: An automated hazardous materials event response management system and method configured to manage handling of hazardous materials events is disclosed. The materials management system can be configured to receive event information pertaining to a hazardous materials event. The system accesses an event response database, and, based on the event information,... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090125462 - Method and system using keyword vectors and associated metrics for learning and prediction of user correlation of targeted content messages in a mobile environment: Methods and systems for determining a suitability for a mobile client to display information are disclosed. A particular exemplary method includes receiving a plurality of sets of one or more first keywords on a mobile client, each set of first keywords associated with one or more respective first messages, monitoring... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20090125461 - Multi-label active learning: Multi-label active learning may entail training a classifier with a set of training samples having multiple labels per sample. In an example embodiment, a method includes accepting a set of training samples, with the set of training samples having multiple respective samples that are each respectively associated with multiple labels.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090125463 - Technique for classifying data: Provided is a system that generates models for classifying input data into a plurality of classes on the basis of training data previously classified into the plurality of classes. The system includes a sampling unit and a learning unit. The sampling unit samples, from the training data, a plurality of... Agent: Law Office Of Ido Tuchman (yor)

20090125464 - Method and apparatus for acquiring a common interest-degree of a user group: A method of acquiring a common interest-degree of a user group for a program, wherein each user of the user group corresponds to a user profile, and the method includes the following steps: receiving a program, which contains at least one content feature; acquiring like-degree, compromise-index and user weight of... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090125465 - System for and method of capturing application characteristics data from a computer system and modeling target system: A system for, method of and computer program product captures performance-characteristic data from the execution of a program and models system performance based on that data. Performance-characterization data based on easily captured reuse distance metrics is targeted, defined as the total number of memory references between two accesses to the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski Market Square

20090125467 - Proactive detection of metal whiskers in computer systems: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that proactively monitors and detects metal whisker growth in a target area within a computer system. During operation, the system collects target electromagnetic interference (EMI) signals using one or more antennas positioned in the vicinity of the target area. Next, the... Agent: Pvf -- Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20090125466 - Rapidly maturing expanded data transaction profiles: A first set of variables is introduced into a data transaction scoring system. The first set of variables having a maturity level less than a second set of variables previously matured on the data transaction scoring system. The maturity level corresponding to an amount of exposure to the data transaction... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090125471 - Event detection and method and system: An event detection method is disclosed. At least one most adaptable life cycle model is generated according to at least one historical event data, at least one nutrition growing function, and at least one firing point rule. Event data is received and a strength value thereof is calculated according to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090125469 - Link discovery from web scripts: A computer-implemented method, a computer system, and computer media for discovering links in scripts are provided. The computer system includes a crawler, a rules engine, and an index that are utilized to store links generated by scripts located in webpages in the index. The crawler traverses a network to locate... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (c/o Microsoft Corporation)

20090125468 - Ruleset optimization through blocked and concurrent rule dispatch: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for optimizing the processing of abstract rules. In general, the results of executing an abstract query may be used as data inputs for processing an abstract rule. In one embodiment, query results may be sorted according to input field values required for processing a... Agent: Ibm Corporation, Intellectual Property Law Dept 917, Bldg. 006-1

20090125470 - System and method for managing access control lists: Systems and methods consistent with the present invention provide better scheme for updating access control list (ACL) rule entries in a ternary content addressable memory (TCAM). In a firewall, ACL rules are scanned for each packet arriving in a router or switch to determine if a match exists between the... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

20090125473 - Configuring individual classifiers with multiple operating points for cascaded classifier topologies under resource constraints: A computer-implemented method for configuring a classifier structure includes receiving a classifier structure for identifying a feature of input data, adding a plurality of operating points to a parent binary classifier of the classifier structure, and setting the operating points to minimize a total cost based on resources available to... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090125472 - Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and computer readable storage medium: There is provided an information processing apparatus, including a receiving unit that receives a derivational relationship information item designating a document prior to an operation as a parent and a document after the operation as a child, and document attribute of the document after the operation; a derivational relationship storage... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20090125474 - User preference-based data adaptation service system and method: The present invention relates to a user preference-based data adaptation service system and method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a user preference-based data adaptation service system and method capable of providing a data adaptation service that appropriately converts a file in consideration of a difference between the platforms... Agent: Ampacc Law Group

20090125475 - Methods and systems for user-association of visual stimuli with corresponding responses: Methods and systems permit a user to decide what different responses are triggered when different visual stimuli are presented to the user's wireless communications device.... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20090119234 - Interactive machine learning advice facility: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for helping a user make a decision through the use of a machine learning facility. The process may begin with an initial question being received by the machine learning facility from the user. The user may then be provided with... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20090119235 - System and method for extracting entities of interest from text using n-gram models: A document (or multiple documents) is analyzed to identify entities of interest within that document. This is accomplished by constructing n-gram or bi-gram models that correspond to different kinds of text entities, such as chemistry-related words and generic English words. The models can be constructed from training text selected to... Agent: Daniel E. Johnson IBM Corporation, Almaden Research Center

20090119236 - Neural networks with learning and expression capability: A neural network comprising a plurality of neurons in which any one of the plurality of neurons is able to associate with itself or another neuron in the plurality of neurons via active connections to a further neuron in the plurality of neurons.... Agent: Kauth , Pomeroy , Peck & Bailey ,llp

20090119237 - method for solving minimax and linear programming problems: A novel method is disclosed for efficiently solving minimax problems, and in particular, for efficiently solving minimax problems wherein the corresponding matrix is large. In particular, the novel method solves minimax problems in O(n2 T) operation count, where n denotes the problem size and T is reversely proportional to the... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090119239 - Agent security via approximate solvers: Efficient heuristic methods are described for approximating the optimal leader strategy for security domains where threats come from unknown adversaries. These problems can be modeled as Bayes-Stackelberg games. An embodiment of the heuristic method can include defining a patrolling or security domain problem as a mixed-integer quadratic program. The mixed-integer... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090119238 - Method and system for predicting resource usage of reusable stream processing elements: A method is provided for generating a resource function estimate of resource usage by an instance of a processing element configured to consume zero or more input data streams in a stream processing system having a set of available resources that comprises receiving at least one specified performance metric for... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Yorktown

20090119240 - Network of networks of associative memory networks for knowledge management: Associative memory systems, methods and/or computer program products include a network of networks of associative memory networks. A network of entity associative memory networks is provided, a respective entity associative memory of which includes associations among a respective observer entity and observed entities that are observed by the respective observer... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090119241 - Methods and systems for a decision client: The present invention is directed to a decision client computer application providing a single point for making decisions in a company. The decision client may comprise a centralized tool to connect employees needing decisions on various aspects of their jobs to decision makers, such as managers. The users of the... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20090119242 - System, apparatus, and method for internet content detection: A method of detecting content communicated via a network is provided consisting of the steps of: classifying the content into a first category and a second category by means of a classification process; detecting one or more behaviour parameters of a user accessing the content, where the behaviour patterns are... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

20090119244 - Bootstrap method for oil property prediction: The present invention is a method to determine models to predict physical or chemical properties of a petroleum fluid when such properties of such fluids cannot be measured by conventional analytical methods. The invention includes the steps of determining one or more models that predict one or more predetermined properties... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20090119243 - Multivariate analysis of wireless sensor network data for machine condition monitoring: Machine condition monitoring on a system utilizes a wireless sensor network to gather data from a large number of sensors. The data is processed using a multivariate statistical model to determine whether the system has deviated from a normal condition. The wireless sensor network permits the acquisition of a large... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department