445 results about "Research data" patented technology

A system for on-line user-interactive multimedia based point-of-preview. The system provides for a network web site and accompanying software and hardware for allowing users to access the web site over a network such as the internet via a computer. The user is uniquely identified to the web site server through an identification name or number. The hardware associated with the web site includes storage of discrete increments of pre-selected portions of music products for user selection and preview. After user selection, a programmable data processor selects the particular pre-recorded music product from data storage and then transmits that chosen music product over the network to the user for preview. Subscriber selection and profile data (i.e. demographic information) can optionally be collected and stored to develop market research data. Since the system provides for multiple embodiments, the system contemplates previewing of audio programs such as music on compact discs, video programs such as movies and text from books and other written documents. Furthermore, it is contemplated that the network web site can be accessed from a publicly accessible kiosk, available, e.g. at a retail store location, or from a desk top computer.

Methods and systems for tracking movements of participants in a market research study, for example, within a commercial establishment, are provided. The methods and systems employ portable monitors carried on the persons of the participants to gather location data.

Methods and systems for tracking movements of participants in a market research study, for example, within a commercial establishment, are provided. The methods and systems employ portable monitors carried on the persons of the participants to gather location data.

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing contextual information to research data relating to media exposure. Ambient fingerprints are formed on a device, where the fingerprints are used to establish a logical location where media exposure took place. The ambient signatures are alternately combined with monitored data to provide more robust data sets for contextual processing.

A method and apparatus for automatically gathering research data for a website. The method includes forming questions in a question set that are a measure of a research metric to be gathered for the website, partitioning the question set into a plurality of subsets of questions, identifying participants to query, and only presenting a subset of questions from the question set to each participant. Responses are gathered from each participant to the questions presented for the research metric and the participants' responses are combined to produce an index of the research metric.

Methods and systems are provided for mapping locations of wireless transmitters for use in gathering market research data. A layout map includes location data representing a plurality of locations within a market research area. Transmitter data representing respective ones of the wireless transmitters is provided and the transmitter data is associated with the location data.

The present invention uses market research data to access nutrient intakes of a population. Dietary collection using 24-hour recall generally does not reflect a pattern of “usual” intake behavior for a population group. To determine the impact of food consumption patterns on nutrient intake, a unique methodology using 14-day food diary was developed. The food industry has traditionally used detailed food records to track the consumption of specific branded food items and monitor the growth of food categories, but some of the most valuable databases available concerning longer-term (e.g., 14-day) food intake do not record portion size on an individual consumption basis. Other databases based on shorter-term (24-hour recall) survey periods record portion sizes but are not very representative of eating habits. The preferred exemplary embodiment integrates two such databases with a third data set providing detailed nutrient information for each of a wide variety of foods consumed to provide a combined database for processing nutrient intake reports using statistical analysis. This flexible system allows the user to categorize the population based on “usual” consumption of food categories, specific foods and / or specific brands of foods and determine dietary differences versus their “non-using” counterparts.

A portable digital media playback apparatus is disclosed. The device comes preloaded with a large number of digital media files for preview. After preview, the files are tagged with information that indicate that the user wishes to purchase the digital media file or purchase certain digital rights associated with the digital media file, such as for example, rental to play the media three times. When the portable device is synched back up with a library of digital media files available for purchase or rental, the files designated for purchase are downloaded to the portable device and files designated to be deleted are deleted from the portable device. In one embodiment, a user profile is created and includes a record of user events relating to the digital media files previewed or deleted or selected for purchase. The user profile is then provided to the content provider to compare it with the characteristics of additional digital media files available for preview. The content provider adopts a set of criteria for matches and with this policy or business rule creates a list of additional digital media files that are compatible with the user and which will be pushed down to the portable device the next time that the user synchs up. The user profile information from multiple users can be aggregated and stripped of the personal information to deliver valuable market research data to participants in the digital media marketplace.

Systems and systems are disclosed for a portable device that employs voice recognition and / or encoding / decoding techniques which may be employed to gather, analyze and identify the media's content class, language being spoken, topic of conversation and / or other information which may be useful in selecting targeted advertisements. The portable device uses this information to produce dynamic research data descriptive of the nearby natural languages and / or content. Once the portable device has produced dynamic research data, it communicates any dynamic research data to a centralized server system server where the dynamic research data is processed and used to select the one or more most suitable targeted advertisement. The selected targeted advertisement is then communicated to and / or inserted in the ad delivery device. Alternatively, the portable device may communicate dynamic research data directly to the ad delivery device where multiple advertisements for one or more products in various languages are stored.

A system for on-line user-interactive multimedia based point-of-preview. The system provides for a network web site and accompanying software and hardware for allowing users to access the web site over a network such as the intemet via a computer. The user is uniquely identified to the web site server through an identification name or number. The hardware associated with the web site includes storage of discrete increments of pre-selected portions of music products for user selection and preview. After user selection, a programmable data processor selects the particular pre-recorded music product from data storage and then transmits that chosen music product over the network to the user for preview. Subscriber selection and profile data (i.e. demographic information) can optionally be collected and stored to develop market research data. Since the system provides for multiple embodiments, the system contemplates previewing of audio programs such as music on compact discs, video programs such as movies and text from books and other written documents. Furthermore, it is contemplated that the network web site can be accessed from a publicly accessible kiosk, available, e.g. at a retail store location, or from a desk top computer.

A system for on-line user-interactive multimedia based point-of-preview. The system provides for a network web site and accompanying software and hardware for allowing users to access the web site over a network such as the internet via a computer. The user is uniquely identified to the web site server through an identification name or number. The hardware associated with the web site includes storage of discrete increments of pre-selected portions of music products for user selection and preview. After user selection, a programmable data processor selects the particular pre-recorded music product from data storage and then transmits that chosen music product over the network to the user for preview. Subscriber selection and profile data (i.e. demographic information) can optionally be collected and stored to develop market research data. Since the system provides for multiple embodiments, the system contemplates previewing of audio programs such as music on compact discs, video programs such as movies and text from books and other written documents. Furthermore, it is contemplated that the network web site can be accessed from a publicly accessible kiosk, available, e.g. at a retail store location, or from a desk top computer.

A business planning solution for sales force effectiveness in promoting products in a target market is provided. The planning solution analyzes sales and market data to identify target market segments that are likely to respond to sales force activity. Business resources can then be allocated to optimize sales force activity. Detailed sales call plans can be generated. The business planning solution may be implemented as a computer software application on conventional stand alone or networked computer arrangements. For pharmaceutical industry applications, the software application is configured to process pharmaceutical market research data.

A monitor (10) for capturing audience research data from a computer (2-8) having AV presentation capability is attached to the computer by a connector (12). The connector (12) allows to download software stored in the monitor (10), The software watches AV signals played back by the computer and furnishes data the AV signals to the monitor (12). Optionally, or instead of the software, the data detectable on the connector (10) may be analyzed if they relate to AV signals played back.

Techniques facilitating using a blockchain system that integrates the trustworthiness of the blockchain concept with open scientific research by generating a blockchain of the experiments formed, data collected, analyses performed, and results achieved are provided herein. In an example, the blockchain system can form a blockchain representing a research project, wherein the blockchain comprises a first block of research data and a second block of analysis data representing a log of an analysis performed on the research data. Summary blocks and correction blocks can also be added to the blockchain representing the post analysis of the research results. One or more of the subsequent blocks can be linked to the preceding blocks using information in block headers that can also serve to determine whether modifications to the blocks have been performed.

System, method and program product for managing data for researchers. A research data server receives and manages experimental data and research data and results from the researchers, and operates with a virtual storage device to maintain the experimental data and research data and results. A reference data access server receives and manages external reference data relating to the research and operating with the virtual storage device to maintain the external reference data. Computational resources allow researchers to capture, process and analyze experimental data to obtain results. A research data network connects the virtual storage device, research data server, reference data access server and the computational resources to allow transfer of data there between. Security management services authenticate and authorize access by the researchers to the system.

Generally, the present invention is directed towards a system and method for displaying a scientific research data set viewable on an electronic display. The system is made up of a computerized device having an electronic display for displaying a selectable range of data points, an input device for receiving user input, and a digital processor for processing data and a memory for storing computer instructions and data. A set of graphical user interface instructions executable by the digital processor is stored within the memory to realize the method. The method includes steps of generating at least one data graphing area on the electronic display; graphing within the at least one data graphing area at least one line graph of data points representing at least a portion of the graphical data set; generating at least one graphical interface control for selectively rendering or removing from view a selectable range of the at least one line graph of data points; receiving input by way of the at least one graphical user interface control values indicative of the selectable range to render or remove and an indication of whether or not to render or remove from view the selectable range; and dynamically rendering or removing from view the selectable range of the at least one line graph of data points.

Systems and methods are disclosed for processing data provided by portable user appliances (PUAs) that are configured to provide research data that includes media exposure data. Each of the PUAs include a detector or sensor that reports a configuration and / or usage of the PUA. The configuration and / or usage is processed to determine if the PUA is in compliance with a predetermined usage criteria. Under one example, each panelist is equipped with a plurality of PUAs such as smart phones, computers or other devices, and compliance is measured for each panelist across the plurality of PUAs while research data is collected.

The invention relates to the technical field of block chain, intelligent contract and user investigation, in particular to an investigation method and system based on block chain. The invention discloses a research method based on block chain, which utilizes block chain and intelligent contract technology, realizes the decentralized data and reward exchange process, realizes double blindness between the researcher and the investigated, ensures the credibility of the research data, and protects the personal privacy of the user. The invention also provides a research system based on a block chain, comprising a client, a research system, an intelligent contract and a distributed general ledger.

The invention belonging to the technical field of medical data processing discloses an intelligent-algorithm-based drug safety confidence index system and a construction method. The construction method comprises: research data are collected; the research data are analyzed and a comprehensive evaluation index is obtained by a corresponding delphi method; and a drug safety evaluation index system is constructed and a PSO-BP-neural-network drug safety evaluation model is improved. The system is composed of a target layer, a project layer, a factor layer, and an index layer. According to the invention, a corresponding evaluation mode needs to be constructed in a future drug safety index analysis and the algorithm, data, and various factor weight ratios of drug safety evaluation index are analyzed in the evaluation result, so that the selected data source becomes accurate, the used algorithm meets the practical situation, and the constructed drug safety evaluation index is based on scientific, people-oriented, truth-seeking, rigorous, innovative principles.

The invention relates to a medicine scientific research data management system and a method thereof. The system includes a database, a data table management module, a data table recording module and a file export module. The method includes steps as follows: the data table management operation, the data table record operation, an Excel file setting and exporting operation, a Word file templet management operation and a Word file export operation. Using the system and the method can realize function that cooperates researcher recording, storing, amending and exporting clinic data conveniently, furthermore, processing medicine statistic. Using the system and the method has convenient rapid realization course, stable reliable working performance, can generate recording interface directly and increase researching and working efficiency of medicine researcher greatly, can quicken recording speed, the program control SQL inquire single refurbishing amount is 50 pieces per time, time for exporting 998 data is 67.23 seconds and the exporting time is infinitude, which has wide application range and takes great convenient to medicine research work.

Systems and computerized methods are described for providing a research result tailored to user profile data of an account owner. A first server computing device generates a research request based on retrieved user profile data and user query data received from a client device, and transmits the research request to a second server computing device aggregating research data ingested from information sources. The first server computing device receives a research response from the second server computing device and analyzes the research response using a first predetermined metric threshold based on at least a confidence rating associated with each item of research data in the response, and a predetermined reliability rating of its associated information source. The first server computing device formats a research result including the items of research data that exceed the first predetermined metric threshold, and provides the research result to the client device.

The invention relates to the technical field of data research, and particularly discloses a tourism data research and monitoring system. The tourism data research and monitoring system comprises a media research platform, a tourism economy operating data tracking subsystem, a tourism industry dynamic monitoring subsystem, a tourism financial information database and a media sample database operation management platform, wherein the media research platform is a workflow platform for providing management and research publishing of scientific research projects for browsers and clients; the tourism economy operating data tracking subsystem is used for collecting and tracking network public information and active research data; the tourism industry dynamic monitoring subsystem is used for dynamically monitoring the data; the tourism financial information database is used for providing a retrieval database for research and monitoring of the data; the media sample database operation management platform is used for storing samples in a tourism research sample database to support periodic research projects with traceability. The capacity for scientific research is promoted, the research cost is reduced, the research level is enhanced, and technical support and data sources are provided for quantitative quality tourism research.

Generation of qualified sales leads and market research data comprises use of an interactive device at a first commercial location by a customer of a particular vendor. Customer information is input into the interactive device and that information can be—but need not be—related with a pre-existing record of information about the customer maintained by the particular vendor. The customer interacts with the device to be presented with information about goods or services of another vendor or to permit capture of market research data. The customer receives a coupon that is immediately redeemable for value against goods or services at the particular vendor for having so-interacted with the device. Additional methods that generate such leads and data are also described.

The invention discloses an Internet of Vehicles communication test system and test method based on LTE-V. An ENodeB base station, a roadside test unit, a user test terminal, an LTE-V core network anda local server group are adopted to form a test platform, the test system and test method are applied to the field of Internet of Vehicles communication by adopting a mobile communication technology,two technical schemes that are wide-area centralized cellular communication and short-range distributed direct communication are adopted to separately correspond to network architectures based on an access network-user terminal and a ProSe direct communication interface, and thus the large-broadband and wide-coverage communication transmission support can be supported, low-delay and high-reliability communication services between vehicles and vehicles, the vehicles and base stations, and the base stations and base stations can also be achieved, and the needs of road safety and traffic efficiency applications can be met. According to the test method disclosed by the invention, partial performance of the LTE-V network can be tested systematically on the test platform, real vehicle tests in real scenes can provide researchers with more realistic and reliable research data, and the research and application of an LTE-V communication technology in the field of Internet of Vehicles communication can be promoted to a certain extent.

The invention discloses a method for extracting a theabrownin crude product from Liupu tea. The method comprises the following steps: utilizing an ultrasonic auxiliary aqueous solvent extraction process to extract Liupu tea powder; treating a tea extracting solution by utilizing chloroform, ethyl acetate and n-butyl alcohol to respectively extract and remove tea polyphenol, theaflavin and thearubigins; and finally acquiring the theabrownin crude product by evaporating the acquired water layer which is a theabrownin crude product solution. The method provided by the invention has the following beneficial effects: 1) the method has low demands on process and equipment for extracting theabrownin from the Liupu tea and is easily performed, and 2) the research shows that the method is capable of enriching research data of the Liupu tea and theabrownin, providing necessary assistance in identifying properties of the theabrownin of the Liupu tea and providing theoretical reference to the deep processing of the Liupu tea and the sale of middle and low-class Liupu tea.

A computer-implemented system and method for establishing media data exposure, where a media device, such as a computer, radio, television and the like, receive media data and produces research data from it. The research data may be based on computer-based or computer network-based characteristics, ancillary codes or audio signatures. As the research data is being produced, an inductive coupling is sought for nearby portable computer devices. Once a portable computing device inductively couples to the media device, information is transferred, allowing a system to determine and / or verify that specific users were exposed to particular media data.

The invention discloses a novel device for a visible-combustion experiment. The novel device for the visible-combustion experiment comprises a bomb assembly, a view window assembly, an oil atomizer assembly, a pressure sensor assembly, an exhaust electromagnetic valve, a collision module assembly, a thermocouple assembly, an ignition plug assembly and an intake electromagnetic valve. A main body of the bomb assembly is a bomb body which is of a rectangular cavity structure. A simulation combustion chamber of the collision module assembly is fixed to the upper end of a locating rod through a locating pin. A locating hand wheel is installed at the lower end of the locating rod. By the adoption of the novel device for the visible-combustion experiment, the position of an oil atomizer in a view window can be adjusted accurately, the visible range can be fully utilized, and the usability of the device is improved; different types of simulation combustion chambers can be applied, a research is more similar to the actual work conditions of an engine, and therefore the credibility of research data is improved; besides, a heating wire is installed on the bomb body, the wall surface of the bomb body can be heated, the actual temperature of the wall surface in the process of combustion of the engine can be simulated, and therefore the credibility of the research data is improved.

The invention discloses a method and a system for light supplement control of biological growth. The invention relates to the technical field of illumination and the field of plant cultivation and animal feeding. The system comprises four entity parts of an adjustable light source part, a height adjusting part, an intelligent control part and a characteristic parameter list downloading part, and a biological growth light characteristic parameter list. Equipment can operate automatically according to the characteristic parameter list downloaded at any time. By the invention, a biological researcher can research the ever changing biological light supplement independently; equipment manufacturers can research and develop, manufacture and sell universal equipment in batches; and during operation, the equipment operates automatically according to the downloaded research data. By the invention, the science, economy and popularization of the light supplement of the biological growth are improved.

A system and method for creating financial markets research reports. An architecture is provided for managing and processing research data, comprising: an XML ingestion engine for receiving XML source files, wherein the ingestion engine breaks each source file into a set of XML elements, wherein each XML element includes a data item and metadata that describes the data item, and wherein each XML element includes a link to a document type definition (DTD); an information management system for storing each XML element in a predefined schema, wherein each XML element is searchable via a search engine; a template manager for managing a set of document templates that are used to create research documents; and a workflow system that manages a workflow amongst a set of users creating a research document.