Learning and reasoning to enhance energy efficiency in transportation systems

EJ Horvitz, JC Krumm - US Patent App. 11/733,701, 2008 - Google Patents
(52)(57) There is employment of machine learning, reasoning, and optimization included in
a multi-attribute utility framework to learn and control energy systems to enhance the …

Localized marketing

GW Flake, WH Gates, EJ Horvitz… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A localized marketing system is disclosed that provides discount offers to
users that match merchant criteria includ ing proximity. Further, a system for actively probing …

Context-based search, retrieval, and awareness

ST Dumais, KG Peltonen, A Gupta… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system that incorporates a user context into a computer based search is
provided. To establish the context, the innovation can identify information about a user state …

Context-based search, retrieval, and awareness

ST Dumais, KG Peltonen, A Gupta… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system that incorporates a user context into a computer based search is
provided. To establish the context, the innovation can identify information about a user state …

Methods and architectures for context-sensitive reminders and service facilitation

EJ Horvitz, PB Koch, JT Apacible… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
US20080004926A1 - Methods and architectures for context-sensitive reminders and
service facilitation - Google Patents US20080004926A1 - Methods and architectures for …

Landmark-based routing

EJ Horvitz, TL Swartz, JD Couckuyt, E Ofek… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002. When parties travel to a new location, they can employ directions to
assistin finding a route. Common direc tional schemes provide turn-by-turn steps an …

Search over designated content

GW Flake, WH Gates, EJ Horvitz… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002. The Internet and World Wide Web continue to expand rapidly with
respect to both volume of information and number of users. The Internet is a collection of …

Method to detect false purchases with a consumer service device

PK Do, JM Pierce - US Patent 7,337,962, 2008 - Google Patents
A method, system and computer program product for detecting false purchases is disclosed.
The method includes detecting a motion across a product identifier in a self-service terminal …

Scenario-based search

GW Flake, JT Goodman, XD Huang… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
The innovation provides for a computer search to become an action that has direct nexus to
an inferred (or determined) goal of an individual. The goal can be inferred or determined …

Method for verifying defective material list

PC Wu - US Patent App. 11/642,836, 2008 - Google Patents
A method for verifying defective material list is provided. The final verification of the defective
material list is done by determining the responsibility attribution in the last verified defective …