37 results about "Computerized data processing" patented technology

A method, system and program product for more effectively managing the operational complexity of computerized data processing systems using an aspect oriented technique of binding a workflow engine to a data model representing the real environment is provided. The late binding aspect of the workflow provides more effective resource selection and allows for linking to differing workflows in accordance with the data model. Further results provided by the completed workflow may also be used to augment the data model thereby assuring a more current and consistent representation is found in the data model. A synchronization aspect if provided by the workflow result being used to then synchronize the data model with the physical resources manipulated by the workflow.

A system and method for providing a virtual knowledge marketplace in the form of an Internet-based on-demand commercial exchange for professional knowledge and services. In one embodiment, the Knowledge Marketplace System is a networked computer system comprising a computerized data processing and communication network operative to exchange data. The system includes a plurality of networked servers including a web applications server which provides an interface portal for Knowledge Consumers and Knowledge Producers to access the system and exchange information. In one embodiment, the system is operative to both receive, organize, and store knowledge content in information packets created by Knowledge Producers in a database, and further operative in turn to enable Knowledge Consumers to search or browse for knowledge content and then purchase the content for viewing at a predetermined price. In one embodiment, the system provides a subscription service enabling Knowledge Consumers to purchase viewing rights to entire topical categories of knowledge content. The system is further operative to financially compensate Knowledge Producers based on the number of times their own knowledge content is purchased by Knowledge Consumers.

The present application is directed to the use of computerized data processing to plan, perform, and assess the results of high-throughput screening of multicomponent chemical compositions and solid forms of compounds. Systems utilized include databases of molecular descriptors and related compounds and their properties as determined empirically and through simulation, along with multidimensional visualization tools. Methods include methods for determining chemical compositions by performing steps including selecting a plurality of combinations of values of experimental parameters that can be varied by an automated experiment apparatus, determining a set of experimental results, and determining a second plurality of combinations of values based on the set of experimental results. Additional methods include selecting values of parameters that produce a composition, the values being relatively far from areas of rapid change or boundaries between solid forms.

A method and system for gathering and reporting data associated with a cardholder's use of a prepaid debit card is described. One embodiment receives primary personal data associated with the cardholder in connection with the issuance to the cardholder of the prepaid debit card; causes a financial institution to issue the prepaid debit card; causes a card fulfillment process to be performed; causes the prepaid debit card loaded with a predetermined monetary value to be distributed to the cardholder; receives secondary personal data associated with the cardholder; processes one or more transactions initiated by the cardholder with the prepaid debit card; correlates, in a computerized data processing system, the primary and secondary personal data with transactional data associated with the one or more transactions to generate correlated data; and grants an authorized entity access to at least a portion of the correlated data on an aggregated and non-personally-identifiable basis.

The invention relates to the marine surveying field, which is a systematical error testing and adjusting method of a marine surveying line net system. In the method, the first step is data acquisition, marine surveying line data which is obtained by a conventional measuring line method is transmitted in a computer by a data wire. In the second step, a computer data processing system performs the error detection of measured data of the marine surveying line net by a rank defect network adjustment principle: first, pictures are visualized and are edited, and a difference value of a junction is obtained, meanwhile, a difference value pie diagram of the junction is plotted, and the parameter results are obtained by the difference value circle analysis and the compensating computation. In the third step, tested testing data errors are adjusted, and systematic errors are corrected. The invention improves the precision of testing data of an entire region, avoids the resurvey and saves the measuring cost.

A computerized data processing system can assist a user in locating specialty chemical products having particular intrinsic properties specified by the user. The system can query a database to identify commercially available chemical product(s) that best conform to the intrinsic properties identified by the user. Query results are sent to a client computer for presentation to a user. In some cases, the user may request formulation of a new product conforming to the search parameters. The ability to automatically request formulation of a new product can assist the user where, for example, the commercially available chemical products do not adequately conform to the desired properties. This formulation request is received at the server and a formulator database is queried to select a set of experts with appropriate product formulation skills. The system can then automatically distribute the user's formulation request to each of these experts.

The invention relates to a monitoring method for protecting a submarine cable from being damaged by transient ships, which comprises the following steps of: setting a warning area (2) in a setting area of the submarine cable (4), and setting a warning device (3) in the warning area (2); arranging a remote control monitoring device (7) in the warning area (2); collecting dynamic information of the transient ships (1) by the AIS technology, sending the processed information to a video display (5), and displaying the warning area (2) in an electronic marine cap and the position and dynamic data information of the transient ships (1) in the electronic marine cap; and sending a warning signal to the warning device for automatic warning through a computer data processing system. The method has the advantages that: operators can get the current running state of the submarine cable and the warning device of the submarine cable and the basic information and running condition of the transient ships within an anchoring prohibiting area of the submarine cable in front of a computer indoors, so the warning of the ships staying abnormally within the anchoring prohibiting area is realized, and the probable problems of the submarine cable and the ships are grasped and forecasted in time.

Techniques are provided for controlling a data stream without communicating with a host generating the data stream. A host agent (associated with the host generating the data stream) runs in a computerized data processing device and receives a request signal from a request signal source (e.g., a router seeking direction on how to handle the data stream). In response to the request signal, the host agent generates a control signal which includes the control information for controlling the manner in which the request signal source transfers the data stream.

A method for processing data to generate a graphical user interface may include receiving a set of referral requirements for a first department of a facility, wherein the set of referral requirements indicates data requested by the department for making a referral to the first department. The method may also include creating a plurality of data entry fields associated with the set of referral requirements into an electronic form, receiving a referral request directed to the first department, and providing the electronic form. The method may further include processing received data input to the plurality of data entry fields, automatically filling data fields of a referral notification form using the received input, generating a graphical user interface for notification of a referral to the first department, and providing the graphical user interface to the first department.

The present invention relates to a method for detecting anomalies in an infrastructure comprising the step of analyzing each of the data packets (PD) exchanged in the telecommunication system; identifying for each of the analysed data packets (PD) all the network protocols used and at least one field of each of the protocols; generating a virtual representation of the infrastructure (1) for each of the exchanged data packets (PD) and on the basis of the identified protocols and fields; storing the virtual representation generated for each of the exchanged data packets (PD); comparing the virtual representation stored with at least one comparison element, identifying at least one critical state of the infrastructure from the differences and / or similarities between the stored virtual representation and the comparison elements; signaling, by means of the computerized data processing means, an anomaly of the infrastructure when at least one of the critical states is identified in the virtual representation.

A computerized data processing system for performing risk analysis of a portfolio, the system including a modeling and calibration unit configured to describe risk factors as random variables, the random variables being related to each other by a correlation matrix; an input unit configured to enter or choose calibration data and to obtain, by using the modeling and calibration unit, values for parameters that describe the degree of freedom for sub-vectors and to obtain values for the correlation matrix for the random variables, to enter or choose at least one risk mapping function, and to enter portfolio data of a portfolio to be analyzed; a simulation unit configured to simulate realization of the risk factors by using the correlation matrix; and an output unit configured to generate output data resulting from the simulation unit in a form of at least one of a risk measure or a price.

A method and system for gathering and reporting data associated with a cardholder's use of a prepaid debit card is described. One embodiment receives primary personal data associated with the cardholder in connection with the issuance to the cardholder of the prepaid debit card; causes a financial institution to issue the prepaid debit card; causes a card fulfillment process to be performed; causes the prepaid debit card loaded with a predetermined monetary value to be distributed to the cardholder; receives secondary personal data associated with the cardholder; processes one or more transactions initiated by the cardholder with the prepaid debit card; correlates, in a computerized data processing system, the primary and secondary personal data with transactional data associated with the one or more transactions to generate correlated data; and grants an authorized entity access to at least a portion of the correlated data on an aggregated and non-personally-identifiable basis.

Computerized data processing and electronic file management methods of organizing and indexing electronic records in an electronic database for categorizing new products that are being added to an existing database of product offerings and computerized digital data processing methods of transferring digital information between a plurality of computers and employing computer instructions to categorize new products that are being added to an existing database of product offerings. Multiple classification models classify a description of a particular product and the classifications are compared, and if found to be equivalent, are added to the existing database of product offerings. If the classifications from the models are not equivalent, then the description is sent to multiple people for classification and the classifications from the people are compared, and if found to be equivalent, are added to the existing database of product offerings.

The invention provides a rotary type automatic spraying drier, which comprises a frame, as well as a feeding mechanism, a spraying system, a drying system, a receiving mechanism and a microcomputer control system which are arranged on the frame in sequence, wherein a spraying room conveying belt of the spraying system accurately and evenly sprays a sprayed object through an automatic spraying pistol which rotates along the central rotating shaft; and a drying conveying belt continuously conveys the sprayed object to pass through a drying case which is provided with a drying area and a cooling area in time with even spraying, quick drying and low discharging temperature. Each drive mechanism is intensively controlled by a microcomputer data processing center CPU of the control system, so the rotary type automatic spraying drier has the advantages of high automation degree, great improvement of work efficiency, accurate spraying, paint conservation and cost reduction.

To provide a more cost effective way to manage the infrastructure while addressing the security needs of a computerized data center, a technique for credential and protocol independent management of infrastructure in a computerized data processing system is provided. More cost effective and secure management is obtained through modified workflows used in the operational management of the computer data processing system. A workflow is first parsed to locate device specific operation requests. Such specifications are then replaced with logical equivalents. The resulting workflow is neutral with respect to both credentials and protocol. Prior to execution, the modified workflow is combined with information retrieved from a resource or by an administrator that further resolves the workflow to a specific target object or plurality of target objects. Security is enhanced through granular administration of user ID and password combinations which may be maintained separate from the workflows in which they are used.

The present invention provides a system and method for strategic budgeting of initial response for managing wildfires. According to the present invention, stochastic-integer-programming-based constrained optimization techniques are employed to develop a strategic budget by optimally allocating disaster management resources to disaster events belonging to scenarios associated with occurrence probabilities. According to the invention, certain machine-readable data describing fires may be subjected to computerized data processing, ultimately producing a determination of valid disaster management resources for each fire event, which may be used for strategic budgeting of initial responses for managing wildfires.

A computer system receives a query and converts the query into one or more input data types each associated with a respective piece of input constraint data, and one or more output datatypes corresponding to desired data. A data path workflow scheme is created from the datatypes and a catalog of data path modules each of which has defined datatype of its input(s) and output(s) by building candidate data paths forward from the input and rearward from the output of the data path until data paths from all of the outputs connect with at least one of the data path inputs. The data path is then optimized and converted to an executable code data procedure and then run with the constraint data as the input to the procedure. The results can be displayed to a user display device by presentation modules based on the datatype of the output.

The invention discloses a control method and detection device of sewage aerobic treatment dissolved oxygen. The control method includes: using a dissolved oxygen tester to cooperate with the detectiondevice to detect dissolved oxygen content in an aerobic tank; transmitting the dissolved oxygen content obtained by detection to a computer data processing system; comparing the dissolved oxygen content with set upper-lower limit data of dissolved oxygen content by the computer data processing system. Processing is realized through a computer software data system, the on-site dissolved oxygen tester is mounted in the aerobic tank, data are connected into the computer data processing system which sets a dissolved oxygen range, an air compressor is automatically started to aerate the aerobic tank when dissolved oxygen content reaches a lower limit, and the air compressor is stopped from running when the dissolved oxygen content reaches an upper limit, so that automatic aerobic aeration is realized, running stability of a sewage treatment aerobic system is ensured, and energy is saved. A sampling pipe is arranged in the aerobic tank, direct sampling analysis of sewage at different depthand height can be realized, manual collection is not needed, and continuous sampling analysis can be realized, so that time and manpower are saved.

The present invention relates to a method for acoustic emission analysis of a granular composition comprising a biologically active compound, said method comprising colliding the granular composition with at least one surface transmitting low frequency vibrations, recording low frequency vibration data in range of 10 Hz to less than 50 kHz, arising from the collision, with at least one vibration detector and subjecting the recorded low frequency vibration data to computerized data processing.

The present invention relates to a method for representing objects of a network in a GUI comprising allocating all of the objects of the network as respective nodes in a two-dimensional space, assessing the gravitational forces of the nodes, and positioning the objects as graph in the GUI based on the gravitational forces of the nodes, wherein the allocating comprises enclosing all of the nodes in a single base square, dividing the single base square in a plurality of 1st-level squares, each of the 1st-level squares in a plurality of 2nd-level squares, iterating the subdividing of each of the (n)th-level squares in a plurality of (n+1)th-level squares, wherein the subdividing is made for the (n)th-level squares provided with two or more of the nodes, wherein the assessing comprises selecting as source square one of the squares starting from the highest level, selecting and as receiver square one the squares starting from the highest level, evaluating if the source square and the receiver square are distant, computing the forces acting on the receiver square from the source square, if the source square and the receiver square are evaluated as distant or if the source square and the receiver square are evaluated as not distant and have respectively no lower level squares nested, sub-selecting as source square or as receiver square one of the squares of a lower level if the source square and the receiver square are evaluated as not distant, wherein the sub-selecting is iterated for all squares at same level, wherein the assessing is iterated for all the the possible combinations of source and receiver squares at 1st level, and wherein the assessing further comprises distributing, by the computerized data processing unit, the forces acting on each of the receiver square to all of the nodes in the corresponding receiver square defining the gravitational forces of all of the nodes.

The invention provides a measurement, control and protection device of a diesel engine. The measurement, control and protection device of the diesel engine comprises a unit work condition monitor and display system. The unit work condition monitor and display system includes a first power unit, a first data collection unit, a first microcomputer data processing unit, a first signal output unit and a first display unit. The measurement, control and protection device has the beneficial effects that the work condition of the diesel engine is automatically checked through the device in real time, so that the diesel engine works in a stable state, and the fault rate of the diesel engine is reduced.

The present invention relates to a method for detecting anomalies in an infrastructure comprising the step of analyzing each of the data packets (PD) exchanged in the telecommunication system; identifying for each of the analysed data packets (PD) all the network protocols used and at least one field of each of the protocols; generating a virtual representation of the infrastructure (1) for each of the exchanged data packets (PD) and on the basis of the identified protocols and fields; storing the virtual representation generated for each of the exchanged data packets (PD); comparing the virtual representation stored with at least one comparison element, identifying at least one critical state of the infrastructure from the differences and / or similarities between the stored virtual representation and the comparison elements; signaling, by means of the computerized data processing means, an anomaly of the infrastructure when at least one of the critical states is identified in the virtual representation.

The present invention relates to a method for assessing the quality of network-related Indicators of Compromise comprising the phase of calculating, by a computerized data processing unit, a quality score for Indicators of Compromise of the IP Address type, the steps of assigning an autonomous system score of the IP Address according to a predefined range of values based on a database of autonomous system owners, assigning a subnet score of said IP Address according to a predefined range of values based on a database of subnet owners, assigning a services hosted score of the IP Address according to a predefined range of values based on known malicious services hosted by the IP Address before the phase of calculating the quality score, calculating the IP Address quality score as sum of the autonomous system score, subnet score and services hosted score and wherein the method comprises a phase of evaluating the calculated quality score comprises, for each of the Indicators of Compromise of the IP Address type, the step of assessing the Indicators of Compromise of the IP Address type as malicious when the IP Address quality score exceed a predefined IP Address quality threshold.

Methods and apparatus for detecting anomalies of an infrastructure are provided. The present invention relates to a method for detecting anomalies in an infrastructure, the method comprising the steps: analyzing each data packet (PD) exchanged in a telecommunication system; identifying, for each analyzed data packet (PD), all network protocols used and at least one field of each protocol; generating, for each switched data packet (PD) and on the basis of the identified protocol and field, a virtual representation of the infrastructure (1); storing the virtual representation generated for eachswitched data packet (PD); comparing the stored virtual representation with the at least one comparison element to identify at least one critical state of the infrastructure as a function of a difference and / or similarity between the stored virtual representation and the comparison element; and when at least one critical state is identified in the virtual representation, signaling an anomaly of the infrastructure by means of a computerized data processing component.

The invention discloses a detection method of length of a cast-in-place pile reinforcement cage based on electromagnetic field intensity testing. The detection method comprises the steps of 1) drilling a hole parallel to a cast-in-place pile beside the formed cast-in-place pile; 2) lowering a movable electrode of an integrated magnetic induction sensor to the hole parallel to the cast-in-place pile beside the formed cast-in-place pile at a constant speed through a cable of a cable collection disc; and 3) connecting the integrated magnetic induction sensor with an inverter power source and a computer, determining the magnetic induction intensity of the position through a test probe, and after data processing of the computer, judging the length of the reinforcement cage through the change of the magnetic induction intensity. According to the detection method, the hole parallel to the cast-in-place pile is drilled beside the formed cast-in-place pile, the test probe equipped with the movable electrode is utilized to apply high-voltage high-frequency alternating current generated by an inverter between the hole and the reinforcement cage, the test probe determines the magnetic induction intensity of the position, and the length of the reinforcement cage is judged through the change of the magnetic induction intensity.

One embodiment provides a method, the method including: receiving, at a centralized electronic management system, a set of referral requirements for each of a plurality of health care departments within a health system; creating, using the centralized electronic management system, a referral requirement form for each of the plurality of health care departments by creating a plurality of data entry fields associated with the set of referral requirements; receiving, at the centralized electronic management system, a referral request from a referring clinician to one of the plurality of health care departments, wherein the referral request is provided based upon the referral requirement form for the one of the plurality of health care departments; and providing, from the centralized electronic management system to the one of the plurality of health care departments, a referral notification generated responsive to the referral request.

The invention relates to a temperature measuring instrument of a fabric or a fabric under illumination. The temperature measuring instrument comprises an adjustable lamp holder 1, a fabric fixing frame 4, an adjustable temperature probe 6, an air outlet machine 5, an air inlet machine 8, a liquid crystal display instrument 7 and a main machine box control cabinet 9, wherein the adjustable lamp holder 1 is arranged on an instrument frame 3, so that a sunlight simulation lamp 2 directly faces the center position of the test fabric and the adjustable temperature probe 6; the fabric to be tested is fixed on the fabric fixing frame 4; the fixing frame 4 is a box body; three surfaces are sealed at the periphery, and one surface is open; patches such as rubber are attached to the bottom and the sealed three surfaces; the adjustable temperature probe 6 is arranged on the middle position of the bottom wall of a box body of the fabric fixing frame 4; the air outlet machine 5 and the air inlet machine 8 respectively perform air outlet and air inlet on the main machine box control cabinet; the liquid crystal display instrument performs processing and display of test temperature, temperature difference, temperature change and the like by a main control box; the main machine box control cabinet 9 performs computer data processing on fabric temperature test. The temperature, the temperature change and the temperature difference of two fabrics or the fabric under illumination can be tested by the instrument.

The utility model discloses a device for automatically analyzing and measuring the content of methane and acetylene in carbon dioxide gas, which comprises a carbon dioxide adsorption cylinder, an alkali liquor tank, an alkali pump, an alkali liquor measuring cylinder and a display controller, a valve I, a valve II and a valve III are respectively arranged on conveying pipelines which are connected in pairs in the carbon dioxide adsorption cylinder, the alkali liquor tank and the alkali pump; the conveying pipeline between the carbon dioxide adsorption cylinder and the alkali pump is communicated with the alkali liquor measuring cylinder through a branch pipeline, the third valve is located on the communicating pipeline between the alkali liquor measuring cylinder and the carbon dioxide adsorption cylinder, and a fourth valve is arranged on the communicating pipeline between the alkali liquor measuring cylinder and the alkali pump. The device for automatically analyzing and measuring the content of methane and acetylene in the carbon dioxide gas has the characteristics of high online analysis speed, high efficiency, high reliability, simplicity in operation, high automation degree, capability of saving a large amount of manpower and reagent dosage and the like, can realize continuous analysis and computerization of data processing, and is suitable for large-scale popularization and application. And errors caused by human factors are eliminated.