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Title: System For Remote Review Of Clinical Data
Assignee: MDATALINK
#: 20080021741

A system for remotely reviewing medical data allows medical data to be transmitted to a physician’s mobile device from where they are stored or collected.

Title: Action Tags
Assignee: Yahoo
#: 20080021876

Disclosed are apparatus and methods for performing actions with respect to objects. An object having an action tag, that specifies that a particular action script is to be performed with respect to the object, is provided. The action tag can be in the form of a textual label or any suitable user interface object that can be associated with the object. A search is then performed in a plurality of reference action tags, that each correspond to a different action script, for the provided action tag. When a matching reference action tag is found for the provided action tag, the corresponding, matching action script is then invoked so that the matching action script is automatically performed with respect to the object. Embodiments of the present invention also provide an action tag management architecture that is independent of the actions that are triggered by the action tags associated with particular objects and, accordingly, provides flexibility by allowing the set of actions to be expanded without requiring code changes to the tag management architecture.

Title: Pre-populated Search Results In Electronic Program Guide Data
Assignee: Microsoft
#: 20080022308

Title: PROTECTING NON-ADULT PRIVACY IN CONTENT PAGE SEARCH
Assignee: Microsoft
#: 20080021903

Requests received from bots for non-adult personal content pages are processed to prevent the content pages from being stored and indexed. Excluding non-adult personal content pages from access to search engines protects the privacy of the non-adult associated with the page. A personal content page may be implemented as and/or include a profile, a blog, or other content and/or personal information for the non-adult. A recognized bot which sends a content request for a non-adult personal content page is not provided with meta-data allowing a search engine to index the page. Additionally, the bot is instructed to not access and/or index the non-adult personal content page. By not providing personal content page meta-data to the bot and instructing the bot to not access and/or index the non-adult owner’s page, the bot should not acquire information regarding the personal content page.

Title: LOCATION BASED, SOFTWARE CONTROL OF MOBILE DEVICES
Assignee: Microsoft
#: 20080019317

Methods are disclosed for controlling mobile computing devices such as laptops, PDAs and cellular telephones, based on their location. A mobile computing device may include a software-rendered map of defined geographic regions, location handlers for defining behavior of a mobile device in a given geographic region, and a location handling engine for determining when a new geographic zone has been entered and exited, and for executing and terminating location handlers accordingly.

Title: Method and System for Dynamically Composing Distributed Interactive Applications from High-Level Programming Languages
Assignee: Google
#: 20080022267

Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING INTERNET EXPERIENCES USING PREVIEWS
Assignee: NA
#: 20080022229

A user interface for a computer system includes a repository for indications of Web pages of interest configured as a stack, the stack being rendered on a computer screen as a slideable drawer of thumbnail images and an associated tool bar, the drawer configured to be hidden from view when a user is not interacting with the stack. A tab indicator representing the slideable drawer may be displayed when the slideable drawer itself is hidden from view.

Title: PROGRAMMABLE VIRTUAL BOOK SYSTEM
Assignee: E-BOOK SYSTEMS
#: 20080022223

An electronic information browsing system that provides a book-like interface–a virtual book–for presenting electronic contents. Specifically, an electronic information browsing system that allows users to configure its behavior via data and program specification encapsulated in a dynamic file format. Configurable behavior includes but not limited to the kind of contents to be displayed in the virtual book, the sources of the contents to be displayed, the static aspects of the virtual book such as the book dimensions and the dynamic aspects of the virtual book such as when a page is to be flipped, how the flipping of pages is contingent upon the execution of certain pre-specified events, etc.

Title: Method and system for obtaining primary search terms for use in conducting an internet search
Assignee: NA
#: 20080022216

Title: METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE FOR PODCASTING AND VIDEO TRAINING IN AN INFORMATION SEARCH SYSTEM
Assignee: ChaCha Search
#: 20080022211

Title: Method and apparatus for automatically annotating images
Assignee: NA
#: 20080021928

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that automatically annotates an image. During operation, the system receives the image. Next, the system extracts image features from the image. The system then identifies other images which have similar image features. The system next obtains text associated with the other images, and identifies intersecting keywords in the obtained text. Finally, the system annotates the image with the intersecting keywords.

Title: PRESENTING SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS BASED ON DOMAIN NAME RELATED REPUTATION
Assignee: Go Daddy!
#: 20080021890

Disclosed methods provide for presenting search engine results based on domain name related reputation data. The search engine may sort or order search engine results based on domain name related reputation data. In some cases links connected to low reputation domain names may be excluded from search engine results. Alternatively, the search engine may show reputation ratings next to the links in the search engine results. Thus, allowing the Internet user to determine whether to visit the link or not. The reputation data may be tracked on the domain name itself, URLs, domain name purchaser or registrant, or email addresses associated with the domain name. The reputation data may include various categories, such as email practices, website content, privacy policies and practices, fraudulent activities, domain name related complaints, overall reputation, etc. The reputation data may be digitally signed for authenticity. The reputation data may be stored in a digital certificate.

Title: PUBLISHING DOMAIN NAME RELATED REPUTATION IN WHOIS RECORDS
Assignee: Go Daddy!
#: 20080022013

Title: Title: Title: ANONYMOUS SEARCH SYSTEM USING HUMAN SEARCHERS
Assignee: ChaCha
#: 20080021884

A system and a method are disclosed for performing a search with the assistance of a computer. The system may assign a unique identifier to a user, to a query submitted to the system by the user, to a human searcher that may respond to the query, and to a result produced by a human searcher in response to the query. These unique identifiers may be stored in a database, and associated with one another. The system may receive a query from the user during a first communication session, and present the query to the searcher to perform a search responsive to the query. The searcher may produce search results and transmit the results to the system during the first communication session. The system may receive the search results from the searcher during the first communication session, and forward the results to the user. Because the system maintains a database of unique identifiers for each original query associated with the unique identifier of the posing user and responding searcher, the system may establish an anonymous communication channel between the user and the searcher during the initial session when the query is posed and answered, and also during follow-up sessions that may occur in the future.

Title: Target Advertising Method And System Using Secondary Keywords Having Relation To First Internet Searching Keywords, And Method And System For Providing A List Of The Secondary Keywords
Assignee: NA
#: 20080021878

The present invention relates to an Internet keyword advertising method and, more particularly, to an advertising method and system, which, when a user demands keyword searching, provides secondary keywords related to a corresponding keyword, thus allowing the user to find the actual information and/or commodity sought through keyword searching via the Internet, and providing corresponding data. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method and system for providing a list of secondary keywords related to primary keyword search. In accordance with the present invention, a user conducts a search using a primary keyword having a relatively comprehensive meaning and then conducts searches more detailed secondary keywords, so that information and/or commodity sought by the user can be easily found and checked. Meanwhile, an advertiser discloses his or her information and/or commodity to effective customers, connected through corresponding secondary keywords, so that the efficiency of advertising can be greatly improved.

Title: Customized, Personalized, Integrated Client-Side Search Indexing of the Web
Assignee: IBM Corporation
#: 20080021872

A client-side search indexing program works transparently and in conjunction with a server based search index. The combined search indexes provide a more accurate and up-to-date image of the Web, customized to the interests of each individual user. The client-side indexer customizes indexing of particular Web pages to the preferences and usage patterns of the user. The user initially installs and configures the client-side indexer on the client. The requested indexes are automatically refreshed and integrated with the main server-side indexes during a search. When the user performs a search, the client-side indexes may be combined with the main server-side index. The combined indexes provide accurate search results for the particular user.

Title: Method and system for highlighting and adding commentary to network web page content
Assignee: NA
#: 20080021880

An enhanced web page content search system is implemented on or as part of a web browser application (e.g., as a “plug-in”) for highlighting and adding commentary to web page content displayed on a terminal. The system includes a user interface and a search engine, and provides enhanced search functionality, e.g., flexible formatting, data-type, and other search options. After a user accesses a website and enters search criteria, the search engine conducts a search of the accessed website content. The search results are highlighted at the same time. The user is provided with options for navigating through the search results (e.g., a search index), for adding selected displayed content to the search results and/or for removing selected search results, and for adding comments to the web page content. The highlighted and/or commented web page (including the original web page content and structure) is stored locally for subsequent retrieval and use.

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