9541 results about "Time data" patented technology

A personalized marketing architecture use real-time data and explicit customer input to augment marketing segmentation, analysis and video advertisement delivery. Customer behavior, preferences, and intentions are monitored and identified to present real-time video messages. Real-time data may be collected based on the customer's data access permission profile to provide messages on an in-home personal portal or on out-of-home display devices to provide personalized messages in public spaces.

A method for controlling energy consumption within a building includes providing at least one environment sensing device and at least one energy consumption sensing device associated with the building. Current data is collected from the environment sensing device and the energy consumption sensing device along with associated time-of-day data. A value of a future energy consumption parameter is predicted based upon the collected current data, the associated time-of-day data, and historic data collected from the environment sensing device and the energy consumption sensing device. A profile of future costs per unit of energy consumption as a function of time is determined. Energy consumption is controlled dependent upon the predicted future energy consumption parameter value and the determined profile of energy consumption costs.

A dynamic credit card is provided in which a secure credit card number (e.g., a secret / hidden credit card number) is encoded based on a timing signal (e.g., an internal counter) to provide a dynamic credit card number. This dynamic number may be displayed to a user via a display (e.g., so that online purchases can be made) or written onto a magnetic stripe such that the number may be processed by traditional credit card merchants (e.g., swiped). At a remote facility, the dynamic number may be decoded based on time (and / or a counter / key number / equation) or the facility may have the secure number and perform the same function as the dynamic credit card (e.g., encode using time data as a parameter to the encoding equation) and compare the resultant dynamic number to the dynamic number received. Thus, a dynamic credit card number may change continually or periodically (e.g., every sixty seconds) such that credit card numbers may not be copied by thieves and used at later times. A dynamic verification code may be utilized in addition to, or in lieu of, a dynamic credit card number.

Digital cameras and methods that employ location and time data to automatically select and / or adjust stored profiles used when taking photographs at different geographic locations. The digital camera comprises a user interface that is coupled to processing circuitry. A plurality of predetermined profiles are stored in the camera. Firmware is configured to run on the processing circuitry and process geographic location and time data entered into the camera, such as by way of the user interface, for example, to select one or more profiles based upon the geographic location and time data that were entered.

A dynamic credit card is provided in which a secure credit card number (e.g., a secret / hidden credit card number) is encoded based on a timing signal (e.g., an internal counter) to provide a dynamic credit card number. This dynamic number may be displayed to a user via a display (e.g., so that online purchases can be made) or written onto a magnetic stripe such that the number may be processed by traditional credit card merchants (e.g., swiped). At a remote facility, the dynamic number may be decoded based on time (and / or a counter / key number / equation) or the facility may have the secure number and perform the same function as the dynamic credit card (e.g., encode using time data as a parameter to the encoding equation) and compare the resultant dynamic number to the dynamic number received. Thus, a dynamic credit card number may change continually or periodically (e.g., every sixty seconds) such that credit card numbers may not be copied by thieves and used at later times. A dynamic verification code may be utilized in addition to, or in lieu of, a dynamic credit card number.

A system and method provide for the creation and operation of real-time enterprise-wide, personalize supervisory and control data acquisition systems. Personalized SCADA applications are constructed from a virtual application service and a personal agent framework using simple drag and drop operations or other high level action. The virtual application service includes a communications gateway that communicates with disparate and non-interoperable systems and external field devices to communicate low level time data collected from such systems into the application environment transforming the collected data in a single common data format. The virtual application service includes application cells that receive the reformatted data and process it to provide high level analysis and context, storing the processed data in an object server. The object server provides a unified, hierarchical object model for all of the data received from the underlying devices and systems. The virtual application service communicates with personal agent frameworks containing presentation cells and service agents. The service agents are representative of the virtual application service, and provide the personal agent framework with access to the object server to receive and send data from the object server to the presentation cells. The presentation cells subscribe to the object server's data objects via the service agent. Presentation cell provide a graphical representation and mapping of data objects and hence underlying devices and systems, to allow a user to manage and control such systems.

A document correlation diagram drawing device includes extracting means (20, 30) for extracting content data and time data of document elements (E) each including one or more documents, dendrogram drawing means (50) for drawing a dendrogram showing a correlation between documents on the basis of the content data of the document elements, clustering means (70) for cutting the dendrogram in accordance with a predetermined rule and extracting clusters, and intra-cluster arranging means (90) for determining an intra-cluster arrangement of the document elements belonging to each cluster on the basis of the time data of the document elements. Accordingly, a dendrogram adequately showing the chronological development in each field can be automatically drawn.

A system and method for collecting, filtering, analyzing, distributing and effectively utilizing highly relevant events (such as key business events) in real time, from huge quantities of data. The present invention analyzes both historic and real-time data stemming from operational activity, by interfacing with internal data repositories (such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM)), external data sources (such as suppliers and clients), and real time operational systems in order to create an Active Intelligence Platform. This Active Intelligence Platform is positioned as a layer between the organization's data sources and its applications, monitoring inputs and relaying only the important data items to the relevant individuals and / or systems. This allows individuals and systems to respond immediately and effectively to key events.

System for providing alert-based communication services for which corresponding alert conditions to be met by mobile stations are defined. The system includes an alert engine capable of firing alerts associated with the alert-based communication services if location data regarding the mobile stations is indicative of the mobile stations meeting the alert conditions corresponding to the alert-based communication services. A requirements engine is provided for determining an expected earliest future time at which at least one alert condition is capable of being met by a particular mobile station and outputting a data element indicative of a requirement to obtain updated location data about the particular mobile station in advance of the expected earliest future time. Also provided is a scheduler for receiving expiry times data indicative of a plurality of expiry times relating to respective location requests, processing the expiry times data for determining an order for servicing the location requests by positioning determining equipment (PDE) at least in part on a basis on the expiry times of the location requests and an output for interfacing with the PDE, allowing it to service the location requests according to the order determined.

In some embodiments, a method of processing image data may include receiving environmental data and associated capture time data from a sensor of a mobile computing device, the capture time data reflecting capture time of the environmental data; processing the environmental data to generate metadata; time stamping the metadata using the capture time data; receiving video data and video time data at a processor; correlating the metadata to the video data using the capture time data and the video time data; receiving a search query; and / or identifying a frame within the video data by performing a search of the metadata using the search criterion.

Systems and methods are disclosed for routing callers to agents in a contact center, along with an intelligent routing system. Exemplary methods include routing a caller from a set of callers to an agent from a set of agents based on a performance based routing and / or pattern matching algorithm(s) utilizing caller data associated with the caller and the agent data associated with the agent. For performance based routing, the performance or grading of agents may be associated with time data, e.g., a grading or ranking of agents based on time. Further, for pattern matching algorithms, one or both of the caller data and agent data may include or be associated with time effect data. Examples of time effect data include probable performance or output variables as a function of time of day, day of week, time of month, or time of year. Time effect data may also include the duration of the agent's employment.

A system and method for visually displaying and analyzing criminal and / or public health and safety data for geospatial and / or time variations, including the collection of incident data coupled with geographic and time data, filtering the symptom data based upon a selected time period and geographic range, and creating a visual result based upon statistical modeling including power transform and / or data normalization. According to at least one embodiment, the system for visually displaying and analyzing includes selecting and performing at least one aberration detection method and displaying the result to a user via a visual analytics arrangement.

The method and system disclosed herein enables non-spamming dissemination of environment and proximity aware information and advertisements to a user of a mobile device. The method disclosed herein provides a client application on the mobile device. The client application detects the presence of base station sensor devices in proximity to the user. Service offerings information of vendors is then transferred to the client application. The client application categorizes the service offerings information into multiple categories. The client application communicates with the base station sensor devices to receive business information and advertisements of the vendors based on categories selected by the user. Environmental sensors capture environmental data of a region surrounding the base station sensor devices. The business information and advertisements are correlated with the environmental data and local time data. The correlated information and advertisements are then transferred to the client application.

A system provides evaluation of individual segments of a video program in accordance with a viewer's viewing preferences. The system included a server that receives production data for a program including descriptive information and timing information, and that generates individual metadata for each program segment. The system further includes a client device that receives the individual metadata and processes the metadata in accordance with a viewer profile to determine the desirability of each program segment for the viewer. The client device may record desirable segments or alert the viewer about desirable segments. The server may provide the metadata to the client through a programming event transmission system or through the internet. The metadata and viewer profile may utilize a classification hierarchy. A related device generates metadata for video program segments. The device receives production data for a program that includes descriptive information and timing information, determines time data and descriptive data for individual segments of the program, and generates individual metadata corresponding to each program segment. Each metadata comprises an identifier of the program, and time data and descriptive data for the program segment. The individual metadata for each segment of the program enables separate evaluation of each program segment with respect to a given viewer's viewing preferences. The metadata may utilize a classification hierarchy. Another related device provides metadata for segments of a video program to consumers. The device obtains production data for a program from production equipment in a production studio where the program is produced. The production data is provided to a metadata generator, which returns individual metadata corresponding to individual segments of the program. The individual metadata are provided for transmission through a programming event transmission system in advance of the corresponding program segments. The individual metadata enable separate evaluation of each program segment with respect to a given viewer's viewing preferences. The metadata may be encoded for transmission and may utilize a classification hierarchy. Related processes in the aforementioned devices are also disclosed.

A method and apparatus forming a user interface for examining and retrieving audio / video / data content from digital video recorders. This includes an improved time period selection mechanism, a rich array of temporal data presentations, such as timelines, lists, and thumbnail images, and a unified method of displaying content from either a direct stream or downloaded files. Summary information is provided relating to undownloaded content based on a selected time period.

A system and method for collecting, filtering, analyzing, distributing and effectively utilizing highly relevant events (such as key business events) in real time, from huge quantities of data. The present invention analyzes both historic and real-time data stemming from operational activity, by interfacing with internal data repositories (such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM)), external data sources (such as suppliers and clients), and real time operational systems in order to create an Active Intelligence Platform. This Active Intelligence Platform is positioned as a layer between the organization's data sources and its applications, monitoring inputs and relaying only the important data items to the relevant individuals and / or systems. This allows individuals and systems to respond immediately and effectively to key events.

Various embodiments relate to the systems and methods for creating events, creating points of interest, associating points of interest with geographic locations, associating events with points of interest or with geographic locations, discovering events in a geographic area given a time frame, tagging and rating events and points of interest and sharing events among users. A particular embodiment includes a computer-implemented method including associating geographical locations or points of interest with events having geographical and temporal attributes in a geo-temporal data store, receiving a geo-temporal search query specified by a user, and producing search results including items from the geo-temporal data store having a pre-determined degree of relevance to the geo-temporal search query in both a geographical and temporal domain.

The present invention provides a method and a system for a real-time configurable definition and generation of grating profile libraries. A parameter set is used to specify the ranges of grating dimensions and resolutions of the profile library to be generated. In one embodiment, a compiler creates subsets of a large profile library, the subset designed to enable rapid search and validation of real-time data. In another embodiment, an automatic process generates a new parameter set and a new subset of the library when trigger conditions are met. Subsets of the profile library may be used to check if grating spectrum data are within the ranges established for an application and if the dimensions are within the process averages established for a manufacturing run. The system for generation of grating profile libraries is scalable, operable in a distributed environment, and includes application specific items that can be selected or determined by the client.

Disclosed is a method, system, program, and data structures for maintaining electronic data at a point-in-time. A first data structure indicates point-in-time data at one of a first storage location and a corresponding second storage location. A second data structure indicates point-in-time data at one of a first storage location and corresponding second storage location. A first relationship data structure indicates a relationship between the first storage location and corresponding second storage location and a second relationship data structure indicates a relationship between the first storage location and second storage location. A request to process the first storage location is processed by processing the first relationship data structure to determine the corresponding second storage location for the first storage location and processing the first data structure to determine whether data at the first storage location was transferred to the second storage location. A request to process the second storage location is processed by processing the second relationship data structure to determine the corresponding first storage location for the second storage location and processing the second data structure to determine whether the point-in-time data at the first storage location was transferred to the second storage location.

A data management system or “DMS” provides a wide range of data services to data sources associated with a set of application host servers. The data management system typically comprises one or more regions, with each region having one or more clusters. A given cluster has one or more nodes that share storage. To facilitate the data service, a host driver embedded in an application server connects an application and its data to a cluster. The host driver provides a method and apparatus for capturing real-time data modifications and application state notifications and, in response, generating data transactions in the form of an event journal that is provided to the data management system. The driver functions to translate traditional file / database / block I / O into a continuous, application-aware, output data stream. Using the streams generated in this manner, the DMS offers a wide range of data services that include, by way of example only: data protection (and recovery), and disaster recovery (data distribution and data replication).

A device for generating metadata for a programming event receives data corresponding to a programming event that includes descriptive information and timing information. The device analyzes the data to determine goodness of fit scores for the programming event corresponding to categories of a classification hierarchy. The device then stores metadata for the programming event that includes goodness of fit scores, time data and descriptive data. The stored goodness of fit scores may be a representative subset of all goodness of fit scores for the programming event. Also disclosed are processes performed in a device for generating metadata for programming events. Also disclosed is metadata encoded in a computer readable medium. The metadata includes a programming event identifier, descriptive data describing the programming event, time data enabling determination of a start time and duration of the programming event, and goodness of fit scores for the programming event that are associated with categories of the classification hierarchy.

The timepiece, which is preferably a wristwatch, includes for each time position a capacitive sensor (C1 to C12), on a fixed bezel, including only four markings (R3, R6, R9, R12) at 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, 9 o'clock and 12 o'clock, and a single crown-push-button (9). The case contains, in particular, a non-acoustic vibration generator (20) and an electronic interpretation and coding circuit (15), associated with a time-keeper circuit (10), with the sensors and with the crown to control the vibration device, said circuit (15) being designed to identify the manipulations on the crown (brief, long application of pressure or pull) and on the sensors (positioning or movement).

The invention provides a real-time package tracking system for use by a package delivery service. The system includes a vehicle operable to deliver a package to a destination of a customer within a region, a positional location system (e.g. GPS) carried by the vehicle, the positional location system being operable to determine geographic positional coordinates for sequential locations of the vehicle along the route thereof toward said destination. The system also includes a wireless transmitter means (such as a cell phone link) carried by said vehicle, for transferring the aforesaid geographic positional coordinates to a central computer. The computer is operable to providing periodic updated calculations to periodically estimate corresponding estimated arrival time (ETA) data for the specific package to said destination and to supply the aforesaid estimated arrival time data to said customer. According to preferred embodiment, the customer can view a map with the ETA information and can make selections on line (e.g. new ETA, or complete cancellation of delivery). These choices are then used to recalculate the drivers route, and can be displayed for both the dispatcher and the driver as well.

The invention discloses a remote sensing monitoring system for automotive exhaust emission of an urban road network. The system is mainly composed of a remote measurement device layer, a site selection and position arrangement layer, and a data processing layer. Through mobile, horizontal and vertical exhaust remote measurement devices, real-time data of the automotive exhaust emission in running is obtained; by adopting an advanced site selection and position arrangement method, the remote measurement devices are scientifically networked; and in combination with external data of weather, traffic, geographic information and the like, the real-time remote measurement data of the automotive exhaust emission is subjected to intelligent analysis and data mining by adopting big data processing and analysis technologies such as deep learning and the like, and key indexes and statistical data with optimal identification performance are obtained, so that effective support is provided for government departments to make related decisions.

Systems and methods are described for providing network route redundancy through Layer 2 devices, such as a loop free Layer 2 network having a plurality of switching devices. A virtual switch is coupled to the loop free Layer 2 network, the virtual switch having two or more switches configured to transition between master and backup modes to provide redundant support for the loop free Layer 2 network, the switches communicating their status through use of a plurality of redundancy control packets. The system also includes means for allowing the redundancy control packets to be flooded through the Layer 2 network. The means may include time-to-live data attached to the redundancy control packet which is decremented only when the packets are transferred through devices which are configured to recognize the protocol used in redundancy control packets.