International Business Machines Corporation

Sophia Krasikov

John Frederick Morar

David Michael Chess

Michael Desmond

Harini Srinivasan

Senthilnathan Velayudham

Dimitri Kanevsky

Sara H Basson

Robert G Farrell

Alla Segal

Wim De Pauw

Harold Leon Ossher

Aditya Vempaty

Edith Gail Schonberg

Jason Boada

Matthew J Callery

Michelle Lei

Ian N Whalley

Steve Richard White

Emmanuel Yashchin

Pietro Mazzoleni

James Edwin Hanson

David W Levine

Edward John Pring

Ian D Simmonds

A system, method, and apparatus for concealing searches for information stored on public networks, includes splitting of a search query, transforming the query into one or more related queries, and searching each of related queries separately.

Curtailing search engines from obtaining and controlling information

A method for generating an output comprising one or more segments includes obtaining a plurality of profiles derived from unstructured data associated with a plurality of users, wherein a given one of the profiles corresponds to a respective one of the users; repetitively executing at least one machine learning technique on the plurality of profiles, each execution producing a respective set of one or more segments from the plurality of profiles; generating a complete graph by performing pairwise comparisons between sets of segments from respective executions; applying at least one persistency graph algorithm to the complete graph to find one or more coherent clusters comprising one or more segments that are persistent across the repetitive executions of the machine learning technique; and producing the output at least in part by selecting at least one of the segments from at least one of the coherent clusters.

Automatic segmentation of a collection of user profiles

An aspect of the disclosure includes a method, a system and a computer program product for matching a participant with an interest group at a venue. The system including computer inputs that receive signals identifying locations of participants in a venue having sessions, the computer inputs identifying a session location for each participant. An aggregator is coupled the computer inputs and determines interests of each participant by aggregating common session characteristics with participant behavioral characteristics and ranking a degree of interests for each participant. A matcher is coupled to the aggregator receives interest group ranked lists for each interest group, the matcher further matching the interest group to the participant by matching the degree of interests for each participant to the interest group interests. A signal output is coupled to the matcher and transmits an output signal to a representative based on a relevancy parameter being above a threshold.

Real-time discovery of interests of individuals and organizations participating in a physical event

A system and method for concealing searches for information stored on public networks, includes intercepting a sensitive query to a search engine prior to transmission of the sensitive query over a public network, transforming the sensitive query into one or more related queries, submitting the related queries over the public network to the search engine, aggregating search results from the search engine, and performing a search on the original query with a search engine privately against said search results.

Disclosed is a computer-implemented method to create a presentation having at least one sheet, where each sheet contains one or more visual elements, as well as a system and computer program embodied on a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes, in response to input from a user, representing visual elements as depictions in a model, where each depiction depicts a single item in the model, where each item is a unit of information with a unique identifier, where each item can be depicted by at least one depiction and each depiction defines the visual representation of the item's information via the visual element. The method further includes, in response to a change to an item made by altering the visual element associated with the depiction of the item, automatically propagating the change to the item to all other depictions of the item across all sheets of the presentation. The method further includes updating the associated visual elements to reflect the change to the item.

Smart slide creation and presentation

Techniques are presented for providing a software fitting assessment. The techniques may be performed by methods, apparatus, and/or computer program products. The techniques include automatically matching on a computer system one or more specified requirements for a project with one or more software functions stored in a repository. The automatically matching includes mining the repository in order to match requirements. The repository includes software functions, requirements accumulated from previous projects, and results of stored matches between the software functions and the requirements accumulated from previous projects. The techniques include outputting by the computer system one or more results of the matching.

Techniques providing a software fitting assessment

Performance prediction techniques are provided that utilize business-process information such as transaction history and log information. For example, in one aspect of the invention, a computer-based technique for providing a performance prediction service comprises the following steps/operations. First, business-process information associated with a business is obtained. Then, a performance estimation function is generated based at least in part on the business-process information, the performance estimation function being usable in responding to a query obtained from a potential customer of the business.

Performance prediction service using entity-process information

A system, computer program and method for inspection of a system under inspection. The system may include an inspection program configured to access information available at the system under inspection and generate inspection data for the system under inspection. A runtime platform independent from the inspection program at the system under inspection is configured to limit the limit the contents of the inspection data to a maximum information content. A trusted third-party computer system may assist in selecting the inspection program and transferring the resulting inspection data.

Computer system evaluation

One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for extracting and visualizing execution patterns from Web Services collects data relating to one or more transactions executed in accordance with one or more Web Services-based applications (e.g., messaging systems or other services). One or more patterns is then extracted from the collected data, where the patterns are representative transactions commonly executed in accordance with the Web Services configuration under analysis.

Method and apparatus for extracting and visualizing execution patterns from web services

Disclosed is a computer program product for managing granularity of a computing infrastructure, wherein the program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to: identify at least one set of service functions suited to characterization by one or more sets of metrics; create a representation of at least one supplied functionality for the set of service functions for input to a formal process; characterize at least one rule and at least one constraint for input to the formal process; determine at least one set of metrics for evaluating the service functions; quantify benefits associated with at least one of the sets of service functions using the set of metrics; and provide one or more of the sets of service functions as output, wherein the output is based on the metrics determining the output by use of the formal process. Systems and infrastructure are also disclosed.

Method and a system for composing an optimally-grained set of service functions

Devices and methods are provided for automatically analyzing a user's conversation or verbal presentation and providing feedback to the user, in real-time and/or off-line, to make the user aware of improper speech habits and thus enable the user to acquire better language habits while speaking. For example, a device for providing user awareness of speech habits may be a portable device, which can be worn or carried by the user, has various functions for monitoring and analyzing a speech session (e.g. conversation, verbal presentation) of a user and providing notification to the user of improper speech or language habits that are identified during the speech session.

Devices and methods providing automated assistance for verbal communication

Disclosed is a performance prediction system and service that uses acquired knowledge of queries that are received to make predictions concerning the future performance of certain entities, such as business entities. By analyzing query patterns and the actual or predicted performance of business entities, the performance prediction service is enabled to observe correlations between queries, query patterns and performance that can be used to facilitate the prediction of future performance.

Performance prediction system with query mining

A method, computer program product, and data processing system for circumventing profiling and targeting of World Wide Web users is disclosed. A number of fictitious web 'personae' are established. A user wishing to perform a particular web transaction assumes a persona that best fits the user's current needs. The user's actions are then attributed to the persona, rather than the user. When the user wishes to perform another transaction, a different persona may be assumed, depending upon the circumstances, so that any disadvantage attributable to performing the same web transaction multiple times may be eliminated. This has the dual advantage of both protecting the user's privacy and taking advantage of special offers and incentives that may be targeted to first-time customers.

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Katonah, NY, United States of America

Sophia Krasikov