International Business Machines Corporation

Anne I Ryan

Steven Michael Miller

Christian Lee Hunt

Kenneth L Greenlee

Pamela Ann Nesbitt

Lisa A Seacat

Bernadette Alexia Carter

Belinda Y Chang

Fuyi Li

Phillip C Lin

Automated digital media content filtration is performed by establishing automatically, according to a tolerance parameter, a plurality of user relationships, each user relationship based on monitoring an online association between a user and a content producer. Filtration is also performed by monitoring determined user relationships, interacting with a plurality of independent servers to identify digital media content published by content producers having a user relationship with the user and determining a relevancy weight for each published digital media content item, the relevancy based on a strength factor. Filtration is still further performed by presenting the digital media content published by one or more of the content producers to the user such that digital media content having a greater relevancy weight receives a higher priority than other digital media content available to the user from the plurality of content producers.

Automated digital media content filtration based on relationship monitoring

The present invention discloses an active data tag device () which includes an expiration event generator (), and a memory () which has tag data () stored therein. Upon the occurrence () of and expiration event, the tag disables access to the tag data.

Method and apparatus for triggering expiration of a data tag device

Devices, systems, processes, and articles of manufacture are provided herein. These may include an RFID transponder having a microprocessor, nonvolatile memory, a battery, and an antenna, wherein the microprocessor is configured to operate in a passive mode and a battery operated mode, and wherein, when in the passive mode only a portion of the microprocessor may be powered by energy received from an RFID reader interrogating the RFID transponder. The RFID transponder may further include MEMS sensors coupled to the microprocessor and the microprocessor may be further configured to add physical data, instructions, or a unique identifier of the RFID transponder to the nonvolatile memory.

Active/passive RFID transponder control function

The present invention discloses a data tag device () which initially operates in either an active mode or a semi-active mode (). The data tag device includes tag circuitry including a interface element (), a controller element (), and a memory () in which tag data () is stored. A battery is provided which is initially coupled to the tag circuitry. A decoupling feature () is used to destructively decouple the battery from the tag circuitry when it is desired to disable the data tag device and reduce the ability of third parties to obtain the tag data. The data tag device is configured to detect the destructive decoupling (), and disable the data tag in response.

Method and apparatus for disabling a data tag device

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automated digital media content filtration based on relationship monitoring. The method determines a plurality of user relationships based at least in part on an online association between a user and a content producer. The method monitors each user relationship with each content producer for a relationship interaction between the user and the content producer. Furthermore, the method also identifies digital media content published by a content producer having a relationship with the user. A determined relevancy may be based on a strength factor derived at least in part on monitored relationship interactions between the user and the content producer that published the digital media content. The digital media content is presented to the user, with that having a greater relevancy weight having a higher priority than other digital media content available to the user from other content producers.

The present invention discloses a data tag device () which initially operates in a passive mode where the tag responds to queries (). While operating passively, an expiration event occurs () which causes the tag to disable a battery (), preventing subsequent operation in the passive mode, resulting in the tag disabling access to the tag data.

Method and apparatus for self-expiration of a passive data tag device

The present invention discloses a data tag device () which initially operates in an active mode where the tag occasionally transmits an unsolicited beacon (). While operating, an expiration event occurs () which causes the tag to disable a battery (), preventing subsequent operation in an active mode, but may continue operating in a passive mode.

Method and apparatus for disabling active mode operation of a data tag device

A computer-implemented method for tracking computer system events and user actions is provided. The method includes detecting one or more system events of a computing system and one or more user actions performed on the computing system. The method also includes recording at least one system event and at least one user action. Additionally, the method includes synchronizing the recordation of the at least one system event and the recordation of the at least one user action. The method further includes presenting to a user the recordation of at least one system event and the recordation of at least one user action.

System and methods for recording, displaying, and reconstructing computer-based system and user events

The present invention discloses a data tag device () which initially operates in an active mode (). The data tag device includes tag circuitry including a interface element (), a controller element (), and a memory () in which tag data () is stored. A battery () is provided which is initially coupled to the tag circuitry by a connector means () which allows non-destructive removal and replacement of the battery. The data tag device is configured to detect the removal of the battery (), and disable the data tag in response ().

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Durham, NC, United States of America

Anne I Ryan