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The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.

Systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, and display of data for used vehicles are disclosed. Historical transaction data for used vehicles may be obtained and processed to determine pricing data, where this determined pricing data may be associated with a particular configuration of a vehicle. The user can then be presented with an interface pertinent to the vehicle configuration utilizing the aggregated data set or the associated determined data where the user can make a variety of determinations. This interface may, for example, be configured to present the historical transaction data visually, with the pricing data such as a trade-in price, a list price, an expected sale price or range of sale prices, market low sale price, market average sale price, market high sale price, etc. presented relative to the historical transaction data.

Responding to uncertainty of a user regarding an experience, comprising: receiving a first token instance representing the experience for the user, an indication of uncertainty of the user regarding the experience, token instances representing prior experiences, and affective responses to the prior experiences. Identifying, from among the prior experiences, a prior experience represented by a second token instance that is more similar to the first token instance than most of the token instances representing the other prior experiences, and affective response to the prior experience reaches a predetermined threshold. Whereby reaching the predetermined threshold implies that the user may remember the prior experience. Generating an explanation regarding relevancy of the experience to the user based on the prior experience. And presenting the explanation to the user as a response to the indication of uncertainty.

The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.

Described herein are systems, methods, and computer programs for responding to apprehension of a user towards an experience. In some examples, an experience involves content for the user or an activity for the user to participate in. In some embodiments, a first token instance is extracted from an expression of the user that indicates apprehension towards the experience. A prior experience, represented by a second token instance similar to the first token instance, is selected from among prior experiences the user had. Additionally, an affective response the user had to the prior experience reaches a threshold, which implies that the user may remember the prior experience. An explanation of the relevance of the experience to the user, which is indicative of similarity between the first token instance and the second token instance is generated and optionally presented to the user to ameliorate the apprehension.

Systems, methods, and / or computer program code for selecting a prior experience a user had, which resembles a future experience that may be intended for the user, are described herein. In some examples, an experience may involve content for consumption by the user, an activity for the user to participate in, or an item to be purchased for the user. The future experience is compared to prior experiences the user had, in order to find a prior experience that has a certain similarity to the future experience. The similarity involves both a similarity of representations of the prior experience and future experience (e.g., as determined from a comparison of token instances that represent them), and a similarity in responses to the prior experience and future experience (e.g., as determined from a comparison between a predicted affective response to the future experience and an affective response to the prior experience).

The present invention is a system and method for optimizing electrical circuits by means of derivative-free optimization. Tunable parameters such as component values, transistor sizes or model parameters are automatically adjusted to obtain an optimal circuit. Any method of measuring the performance of the circuit, including computer simulation, can be incorporated into the optimization technique, with no derivative requirements. An arbitrary continuous optimization problem can be posed, including an objective function, equality and inequality constraints, and simple bounds on the tunable parameters. The optimization technique is efficient and guarantees that it will find a locally optimal solution from any starting point. Further, the procedure includes a method of automatically recovering from electrical failure to enable automatic and productive circuit optimization. A set of measurement widgets is provided to automatically introduce the checking required to recover from electrical failure. The automated circuit optimization leads to higher quality circuits, increases designer productivity, results in a better understanding of the tradeoffs inherent in the circuit and lifts the thinking of the circuit designer to a higher level.