Data processing: artificial intelligence inventions 10/09

20090248593 - Combining speculative physics modeling with goal-based artificial intelligence: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for identifying a deformable object of a scene of a computer game that is visible by an artificial intelligence (AI) character of the game, requesting a speculative physics simulation associated with the deformable object to determine a result of an action... Agent: Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.c.

20090248594 - Method and system for dynamic adaptation of user experience in an application: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that executes an application. During operation, the system physiologically monitors a user of the application with a set of sensors as the application executes. Next, the system assesses a mental state of the user based on physiological data collected from the... Agent: Pvf -- Intuit, Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20090248596 - Configuration information management apparatus, configuration information management program, and configuration information management method: A CMDB (configuration information management database) stores a CI (configuration item) and know-how separately. A CMDB data update management unit associates with each set of “property:value” stored in the CI with related know-how in the CMDB. The know-how stores a set of “property:value” common to a number of associated CIs.... Agent: Fujitsu Patent Center C/o Cpa Global

20090248595 - Name verification using machine learning: Computer-enabled methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are provided for verifying that a given network name, such as a URL, is an official, e.g., registered, approved, or otherwise officially recognized, network name that refers to or identifies a principal, such as a business. These techniques involve receiving a principal name and... Agent: Yahoo C/o Mofo Palo Alto

20090248598 - Hardware acceleration of dna codeword searching: An apparatus for a hybrid architecture that consists of a general purpose microprocessor and a hardware accelerator for accelerating the discovery of DNA reverse complement, edit distance codes. Two embodiments are implemented and evaluated, including a code generator that uses a genetic algorithm (GA) to produce nearly locally optimal codes... Agent: Air Force Research Laboratory Rij

20090248597 - Method and apparatus for computing a change plan: A method, and computer program product for computing a change plan are presented. A model of a current configuration is identified, the model including modeled system assets and modeled tasks. A request to change the current configuration to a new configuration is received. The request to change the current configuration... Agent: Barry W. Chapin Chapin Intellectual Property Law, Llc

20090248599 - Universal system and method for representing and predicting human behavior: A system and method is disclosed for profiling subjects and objects based on subjects' responses to various objects for purposes of determining and presenting the objects most likely to generate the most positive response from each visitor. Object ratings, such as aesthetic response, preference, interest, or relevancy, are explicitly submitted... Agent: Richard D. Clarke Law Office Of Richard D. Clarke

20090248600 - Estimating transaction risk using sub-models characterizing cross-interaction among categorical and non-categorical variables: In one aspect, input data for a predictive model characterizing a level of risk for a data transaction is received that includes values for categorical variables and one or more of binary variables and continuous variables the predictive model. Thereafter, one or more of the categorical variables is associated with... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090248601 - Exploiting double resolutions for proof optimizations: A method for simplifying resolution proofs in DAG format where each leaf node represents a clause and each internal node represents a resolution between its children includes representing a SAT proof as a stripped proof, analyzing pivots to identify redundant resolutions, and constructing a simplified proof without the redundant resolutions.... Agent: King & Spalding

20090248602 - Systems and methods for prioritizing content based on user profile relevance: In an exemplary method, a request for content initiated by a user associated with a user profile is received, a plurality of content instances is identified as being related to the requested content based on a predefined relationship heuristic, wherein the content instances are associated with other user profiles, a... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20090248603 - Decision service for applications: A decision service is described that provides a decision making process for an application. The decision service includes a runtime interface, a resolver interface, and an inference engine. The runtime interface is configured to receive a request from an application to generate a decision. The resolver interface is configured to... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090248604 - Rule model for healthcare information: Healthcare information data is managed by, on a computer, maintaining a model of a state of a system based on the healthcare information, receiving a transaction representing a change to the system, determining that the change complies with a rule, and changing the model according to the transaction.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20090248606 - Method for predictive determination of a process variable: A system and method are disclosed for predictive determination of a process variable (P) in a technical installation. Measured values for the process variable (P) are recorded at predeterminable points in time. Temporally successive recorded measured values are combined to form a weighted measured value. A discrete measured value is... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20090248605 - Natural language parsers to normalize addresses for geocoding: The present invention provides a technique for building natural language parsers by implementing a country and/or jurisdiction specific set of training data that is automatically converted during a build phase to a respective predictive model, i.e., an automated country specific natural language parser. The predictive model can be used without... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090248607 - Method to determine a subgroup of users: A method to determine a subgroup of users out of a group of users, comprising providing user profiles for each user of said group of users; providing real-time data of users of said group of users; determining said subgroup of users depending on said user profiles and said real-time data.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090248608 - Method for segmenting webpages: A method of segmenting a webpage into visually and semantically cohesive pieces uses an optimization problem on a weighted graph, where the weights reflect whether two nodes in the webpage's DOM tree should be placed together or apart in the segmentation; the weights are informed by manually labeled data.... Agent: Yahoo! Inc.

20090248609 - Optimum route searching apparatus, method and program: An optimum route searching apparatus, method and program is provided, which make it possible to obtain the optimum cable laying route in a short period of time regardless of the quantity of search data. The optimum route searching apparatus embodied by a computer for searching for an optimum cable laying... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500