Data processing: artificial intelligence inventions

20100023465 - Active learning system, method and program: A processing unit (2) of an active learning system calculates the degree of similarity of data for which the label value is unknown with respect to data for which the label value is known by using a first data selection section 26, and iterates at least on cycle of the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20100023466 - Rule learning method, program and apparatus: A rule learning method for making a computer perform rule learning processing in machine learning includes firstly calculating an evaluation value of respective features in a training example by using data and weights of the training examples; selecting a given number of features in descending order of the evaluation values;... Agent: Fujitsu Patent Center C/o Cpa Global

20100023467 - Rule learning method, program, and device: A rule learning method in machine learning includes distributing features to a given number of buckets based on a weight of the features which are correlated with a training example; specifying a feature with a maximum gain value as a rule based on a weight of the training example from... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20100023464 - Systems and methods for parameter adaptation: A method of parameter adaptation is used to modify the parameters of a model to improve model performance. The model separately estimates the contribution of each model parameter to the prediction error. It achieves this by transforming to the time-scale plane the vectors of output sensitivities with respect to model... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20100023468 - Method and apparatus for chemical genetic programming: A chemical genetic programming apparatus is provided, which enables programming by the application of a chemical genetic algorithm. A CPU 120 includes a tRNA transcripting unit 1201 performing transcription of tRNA from a second portion of DNA, an amino acid translating unit 1202 translating amino acids based on a third... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20100023469 - Objective decision making application using bias weighting factors: A method and system for implementing a weighted belief network that assists collaborative users in making decisions. A belief network structure is employed that further includes user controlled weighting and biasing factors to adjust the probabilities for the various nodes. The various participants have the opportunity to make adjustments to... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20100023470 - Knowledge based encoding of data: Methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for receiving data from one or more processes, receiving or deriving a knowledge representation describing the data, which may include one or more finite automata, determining a plurality of values for encoding the data, said determining based at least in part on the knowledge... Agent: Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20100023471 - Method and system for validating xml document: At least one XML document to be validated is parsed, and XML data in the at least one XML document is represented as data objects in at least one data object model in a memory. At least one rule document is parsed and a rule object model is created in... Agent: Lee Law, PLLC IBM Customer Number

20100023472 - System and method for a reactive and personalized exposure of mobile end-user context to a third party: A system and method for a reactive and personalized exposure of user context to a third party comprises information sources, a context discovery module providing the user context based on the information sources, an identification module obtaining an identity of the third party, a personalization engine, and a rendering system... Agent: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

20100023473 - Tailor-made force fields for crystal structure prediction: A general procedure is presented to derive force field parameters for molecules in the crystalline state on a case by case basis. The force filed parameters are fitted to accurate energies and forces generated by means of a hybrid method that combines DFT calculations with an empirical van der Waals... Agent: Notaro & Michalos P.C.

20100023474 - Decision tree coalescing for document ranking: Machine-learned ranking algorithms, e.g. for ranking search results, often use a sequence of decision trees involving decision nodes based on threshold values of features. Modules, systems and methods of optimizing such algorithms involve analyzing threshold feature values to determine threshold intervals for each feature and grouping decision trees according to... Agent: Stattler - Suh PC

20100023475 - Method and system for creating a predictive model for targeting webpage to a surfer: For each content object presented over a requested web page, a predictive model with relevant predictive factors is processed such that the predicted objective, the probability of success for example, is calculated. A success is defined as a surfer responding to the presented content. For example, should a surfer select... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20100017348 - Interactive computing advice facility through third-party data: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for helping a user make a decision through the use of a computing facility, where the computing facility may be a machine learning facility. The process may begin with an initial question being received by the computing facility from the... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20100017350 - Method and apparatus for automatically structuring free form heterogeneous data: Techniques are provided for automatically structuring free form heterogeneous data. In one aspect of the invention, the techniques include obtaining free form heterogeneous data, segmenting the free form heterogeneous data into one or more units, automatically labeling the one or more units based on one or more machine learning techniques,... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20100017349 - Method and apparatus for deriving probabilistic models from deterministic ones: A Dynamic Bayesian Network provides models that provides emulation of patient data.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20100017351 - Neural network based hermite interpolator for scatterometry parameter estimation: Generation of a meta-model for scatterometry analysis of a sample diffracting structure having unknown parameters. A training set comprising both a spectral signal evaluation and a derivative of the signal with respect to at least one parameter across a parameter space is rigorously computed. A neural network is trained with... Agent: Fiji/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20100017352 - Enhancing performance of a constraint solver across individual processes: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that reuses information associated with a constraint solving operation for a problem domain. This system begins by receiving a constraint problem from the problem domain. Then, the system searches through a problem cache for an entry which corresponds to the canonical... Agent: Pvf -- Synopsys, Inc C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20100017353 - 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

20100017354 - Interpreting a plurality of m-dimensional attribute vectors assigned to a plurality of locations in an n-dimensional interpretation space: A method for interpreting a plurality of m-dimensional attribute vectors (m2) assigned to a plurality of locations in an n-dimensional interpretation space (n1), which method comprises arranging at least a subset of the attribute vectors as points in an m-dimensional attribute space; defining k classes (k2) of attribute vectors by... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20100017357 - Anti-intrusion method and system for a communication network: There is disclosed an anti-intrusion method for a communication network comprising a plurality of network elements. The method comprising the following steps: a) providing a passive monitoring component, a decision making component, and an action making component cooperating with the communication network; b) at the passive monitoring component, detecting management... Agent: Carmen Patti Law Group, LLC

20100017355 - Batching method: A method for decision aiding in batching of items of varying weight, size, or shape into packs of fixed weight and item count, said method characterized by controlling the average weight of items used, by rejecting selected portion of the available pool of items, according to calculated ‘Optimal Usage Curve’,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100017356 - Method for identifying protein patterns in mass spectrometry: The present invention refers to a medical diagnostic method based on proteomic and/or genomic patterns, using data obtained by mass spectrometry. The method also allows classifying the patients as to their disease stage Additionally, present invention also refers to two new biomarkers for the Hodgkin Disease medical diagnosis. Based on... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20100017358 - Methods, storage mediums, and systems for configuring classification regions within a classification matrix of an analysis system and for classifying particles of an assay: Methods and systems are provided which include configurations for the reassigning unit locations of a classification matrix at which two or more classification regions overlap as non-classification regions. In addition, methods and systems are provided which include configurations for mathematically creating classification regions which may be characterized by values which... Agent: Daffer Mcdaniel LLP

20100017359 - Constructing a comprehensive summary of an event sequence: The present invention provides a method and system for constructing one or more a comprehensive summaries of event sequence(s). The present invention approaches the problem of finding the shortest yet most comprehensive summary of an event sequence by transforming this summarization problem into a concrete optimization problem and provides a... Agent: Van N. Nguy IBM Corporation, Almaden Research Center

20100010941 - Computer method and apparatus for classifying objects: A computer classification method and apparatus employs statistical analysis of known objects in the class of interest. For each known object in the class, a respective vector of q bits is formed. Each bit indicates presence or absence of an activity or physical property in the object. The probability that... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100010942 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program: An information processing device includes a first learning unit, a first error modeling unit, a first error generation unit, and a first estimation unit. The first learning unit learns a first estimation formula for estimating a first target variable of content on the basis of the feature quantity of the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100010943 - Learning device, learning method, and program: A learning device includes: a plurality of learning modules, each of which performs update learning to update a plurality of model parameters of a pattern learning model that learns a pattern using input data; model parameter sharing means for causing two or more learning modules from among the plurality of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100010944 - Managing personal digital assets over multiple devices: In a first embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing digital assets of a user over multiple home network-enabled devices, the method comprising: receiving information, from a plurality of home network-enabled personal devices, regarding digital assets accessed by the personal devices, wherein the plurality of personal devices are... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20100010945 - Method and system for web resource location classification and detection: A method and system for identifying locations associated with a web resource is provided. The location system identifies three different types of geographic locations: a provider location, a content location, and a serving location. A provider location identifies the geographic location of the entity that provides the web resource. A... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20100010940 - Method for probabilistic information fusion to filter multi-lingual, semi-structured and multimedia electronic content: m

20100010946 - Method for evolving molecules and computer program for implementing the same: A computer-based method and system of evolving a virtual molecule with a set of desired properties is described that begins with extracting fragments from existing molecules and labeling those fragments. Connectivity rules existing between the fragments in the existing molecules are determined followed by combining these fragments according to the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20100010947 - Information processsing apparatus, information processing method, and program: An information processing apparatus includes an algorithm configuring section that configures an algorithm for performing discrimination on an input signal by using a genetic search technique, and a tradeoff analyzing section that determines Pareto optimal solutions of the algorithm with respect to evaluation indices by performing tradeoff analysis on the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100010948 - Learning device, learning method, and program: A learning device includes: a plurality of learning modules, each of which performs update learning to update a plurality of model parameters of a pattern learning model that learns a pattern using input data; model parameter sharing means for causing two or more learning modules from among the plurality of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100010949 - Learning device, learning method, and program: A learning device includes: a plurality of learning modules, each of which performs update learning to update a plurality of model parameters of a pattern learning model that learns a pattern using input data; model parameter sharing means for causing two or more learning modules from among the plurality of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100010950 - Determining compliance rates for probabilistic requests: Systems and methods for solving a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) defined by one or more variables, constraints and probabilistic requests (PRs) are provided. In one embodiment, each PR is mapped onto a set of constraints that implement the PR. The CSP solver then finds a series of solutions to the... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20100010951 - Character outfit autoconfiguration device, character outfit autoconfiguration method, and character outfit autoconfiguration program: Provided is a character outfit autoconfiguration device capable of configuring outfit for a character matched with a content of a scenario without requiring specification of outfit by a user or using user environment information. The character outfit autoconfiguration device (300) for configuring outfit of a character from a scenario includes:... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20100010954 - Device and method of processing rules based on web services: Provided is a device for storing a rule describing an event, a condition to be satisfied by the event, and an action to be executed when the condition is satisfied and executing the action of the rule in an expended structure for using web services so as to effectively process... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20100010953 - Method and apparatus for generating context-aware generic workflow applications: A method and apparatus for generating context-aware generic workflow applications is provided. The apparatus comprises: one or more generic workflow functional modules deployed on one or more workflow nodes of a workflow; a context-aware configuration storage device configured to store context-aware configuration data including context-aware logics; a context obtaining module... Agent: Law Offices Of Ira D. Blecker, P.C.

20100010952 - Methods and systems for target value path identification: Target value search methods and systems are presented for solving a target value path problem to identify a path or paths in a graph in which a connection graph is created and upper and lower bound values are determined for each node in the connection graph, and a first best... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Parc

20100010955 - Molecule fragmentation scheme and method for designing new molecules: Group based QSAR method (G-QSAR) is reported which uses descriptors evaluated only for the substituent groups or molecular fragments rather than whole molecule for generating QSAR. In addition, cross terms are calculated from product of descriptors at different substituent sites or fragments and used as descriptors to improve the QSAR... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20100010956 - Method of determining the probability that data is associated with a source of a plurality of sources: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining the probability that sampled data, associated with a source and obtained from a plurality of data input sources, are from a known source, given prior observed data obtained by the plurality of data input sources for one or more known... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20100010957 - Methods for the construction and maintenance of a computerized knowledge representation system: Methods for constructing and maintaining knowledge representation systems are disclosed herein. The knowledge representation system is initially organized and populated using knowledge engineers. After the initial organization, scientific domain experts digest and structure source texts for direct entry into the knowledge representation system using templates created by the knowledge engineers.... Agent: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati

20100005039 - Apparatus and methods for isolating and reviewing data from multiple sources: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed for isolating and reviewing data. The data is provided via a data source, and subsequently a rule may be provided, as well as a metaphor, to a user for perception of said metaphor via a user interface.... Agent: Joseph E. Chovanes

20100005043 - Active learning system, active learning method and program for active learning: In order to carry out a learning in which newly acquired data is taken to be more important than data previously accumulated, a function is provided which sets a weight for learning data based on an acquisition order of the learning data. Furthermore, in order to carry out a learning... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20100005040 - Forecasting association rules across user engagement levels: A method of determining one or more association rules includes: specifying site-sequence values for users, wherein each user is identified with one of a plurality of engagement levels, and the site-sequence values indicate a sequence from a first site to a second site for at least one user identified with... Agent: Yahoo! Inc. C/o Duane Morris LLP

20100005041 - Machine learning based volume diagnosis of semiconductor chips: A system and method for integrated circuit diagnosis includes partitioning an integrated circuit design into sub-regions according to a structure of the integrated circuit design. A decision function is generated for a sub-region by training a machine learning tool. A sequence of test patterns is applied to a device under... Agent: Nec Laboratories America, Inc.

20100005042 - Support vector regression for censored data: A method of producing a model for use in predicting time to an event includes obtaining multi-dimensional, non-linear vectors of information indicative of status of multiple test subjects, at least one of the vectors being right-censored, lacking an indication of a time of occurrence of the event with respect to... Agent: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo

20100005044 - Remote detection and measurement of objects: Provided are methods of using electromagnetic waves for detecting metal and/or dielectric objects. Methods include directing microwave and/or mm wave radiation in a predetermined direction using a transmission apparatus, including a transmission element; receiving radiation from an entity resulting from the transmitted radiation using a detection apparatus; and generating one... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20100005045 - Situation recognizing apparatus, situation recognizing method, and radio terminal apparatus: A situation recognizing apparatus has a situation change detecting unit, being provided with situation information, configured to detect a situation change on the basis of the situation information, a first storage which stores a plurality of situation changes detected by the situation change detecting unit, an input unit which is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100005046 - Method and apparatus for predicting value of caching content items: The invention includes a method and apparatus for predicting value of caching content items. In one embodiment, a method for selecting ones of a plurality of content items to be cached includes, for each of the content items, determining a probability of use of the content item comprising a probability... Agent: Wall & Tong, LLP/ Alcatel-lucent Usa Inc.

20100005047 - Methods, systems, and software for identifying functional bio-molecules: The present invention generally relates to methods of rapidly and efficiently searching biologically-related data space. More specifically, the invention includes methods of identifying bio-molecules with desired properties, or which are most suitable for acquiring such properties, from complex bio-molecule libraries or sets of such libraries. The invention also provides methods... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP

20100005048 - Detecting duplicate records: A method for finding duplicates by matching group of fields in records is disclosed. The method comprises standardizing data using field specific knowledge base; extracting at least part of one or more related fields of records; applying a matching attribute function to generate keys on the “comparable” field part extracted... Agent: Chandra Bodapati

20100005049 - Information extraction rule making support system, information extraction rule making support method, and information extraction rule making support program: A information extraction rule making support system comprises: a storage section for storing an extraction object document, which is an electronic document of an information extraction object; an input unit for inputting a plurality of extraction rules, which are rules used to extract information from said extraction object document; an... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20100005050 - Data fusion using consensus aggregation functions: A fusion system fuses M rankings generated by M judges by (i) computing values of an aggregation function for items of the M rankings, the aggregation function including a sum of pairwise conjunctions of ranking values of different judges for an input item, and (ii) constructing an aggregation ranking based... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20100005051 - System and method for inferring a network of associations: A network association mining algorithm and associated methods are presented which accepts data from biological and other experiments and automatically produces a network and attempts to explain the behavior of the biological or other system underlying the data using evolutionary techniques. The model and associated methods aim to identify the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500