Abstract:
A method and system for sending a message to an email address of a recipient by using a non-email attribute of the recipient. The non-email attribute of the recipient is sent to partner servers which maintain records of a plurality of email addresses and non-email attributes associated with each of the plurality of email addresses. One or more of the partner servers determines the email address of the recipient as being associated with the non-email attribute of the recipient, and an email message is sent to the email address of the recipient with instructions for retrieving the message.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for tracking the origins and dates of a document or piece of content by finding similar or exact matching documents or pieces of content stored in an index. The index may include current and non-current documents along with associated information for each document. By parsing each document using various schemes, it is possible to correlate similar or matching documents. Using such document correlations, it is possible to determine the origins and earlier dates of a particular document.
Abstract:
A commerce system and methods thereof, comprising a remote server accessible via a network by client computers utilizing client software such as browsers for interfacing with the remote server. The server provides a commerce system that enables a seller to list an item in an auction process implemented in the server. The server receives proxy bids for the item from respective bidders and a buyer-proposed offer associated with a prospective buyer indicating a fixed price the prospective buyer is willing to pay for the item. If the server determines a lack of acceptance of the buyer-proposed offer by the seller prior to the end time, the server automatically converts the buyer-proposed offer to a proxy bid for consideration against the one or more proxy bids.
Abstract:
System and method for enhancing the display of a document by maintaining in a computer system information associated with a plurality of content elements, including a date. A document is parsed to identify content elements contained within the document, wherein at least one content element contained in the document is identical or similar to a corresponding content element maintained in the computer system. The at least one content element contained in the document is then superimposed with a date associated with the corresponding identical or similar content element maintained in the computer system.
Abstract:
A distributed storage system comprising interconnected computer nodes; each one of the computer nodes comprising at least one processing resource configured to execute a Unified Distributed Storage Platform (UDSP) agent; at least one of the computer nodes comprising one or more resources including at least one cache resource configured to cache objects and having corresponding cache-related parameters; at least one UDSP agent of a respective computer node having the at least one cache resource is configured to: monitor cache-related parameters of the at least one cache resource connected to the respective computer node, for determining whether the cache-related parameters meet at least one first SLS criteria; and in the case the at least one first SLS criteria is not met, initiate handoff of at least part of one or more cache object spaces of the at least one cache resource to at least one other computer node, which after receiving the at least part of one or more cache object spaces, its cache-related parameters meet at least one second SLS criteria.
Abstract:
A method and system for actively encouraging clients of businesses such as retail stores and service providers, to submit reviews of such businesses to an Internet yellow pages website. Using the methods and system, a business will employ any of several methods to provide encouragement and/or incentive at the physical point of sale for the customer to acces an Internet yellow pages site to submit a review of the business.
Abstract:
A distributed storage system comprising: an infrastructure layer including interconnected computer nodes, wherein: each one of the interconnected computer nodes comprising processing resources configured to execute a Unified Distributed Storage Platform (UDSP) agent configured to: receive a task having assignments, calculating grades for assignments such that each grade is indicative of a suitability to execute assignments while meeting at least one Service Level Specification (SLS) requirement. The grade is calculated based on storage related resources parameters data. The task is routed to a more suitable computer node based on the calculated grades. The updated infrastructure layer is created in response to adding interconnected computer nodes and executing assignments of following tasks or routing the following tasks to a more suitable computer node based on the calculated grades.
Abstract:
A distributed storage system comprising interconnected computer nodes; each one of the computer nodes comprising at least one processing resource configured to execute a Unified Distributed Storage Platform (UDSP) agent; at least one of the computer nodes comprising one or more resources including at least one cache resource configured to cache objects and having corresponding cache-related parameters; at least one UDSP agent of a respective computer node having the at least one cache resource is configured to: monitor cache-related parameters of the at least one cache resource connected to the respective computer node, for determining whether the cache-related parameters meet at least one first SLS criteria; and in the case the at least one first SLS criteria is not met, initiate handoff of at least part of one or more cache object spaces of the at least one cache resource to at least one other computer node, which after receiving the at least part of one or more cache object spaces, its cache-related parameters meet at least one second SLS criteria.
Abstract:
A commerce system and methods thereof, comprising a remote server accessible via a network by client computers utilizing client software such as browsers for interfacing with the remote server. A server receives item information from a seller for listing of an item in an auction process associated with an end time, receives a first group of one or more proxy bids for the item during a first time period, receives a second group of one or more actual bids for the item during a second time period prior to the end time and determines at the end time a highest actual bid as a winning bid.
Abstract:
A commerce system and methods thereof, comprising a remote server accessible via a network by client computers utilizing client software such as browsers for interfacing with the remote server. A server receives item information from a seller for listing of an item in an auction process associated with an end time, receives a first group of one or more proxy bids for the item during a first time period, receives a second group of one or more actual bids for the item during a second time period prior to the end time and determines at the end time a highest actual bid as a winning bid.