| 6226625 |
Value sharing method for determining pricing |
| May-1-2001 |
A method for determining the pricing at which a provider will provide and offering of goods and services to a customer. Under the method, at least one area of the customer's business in which using the... |
| 6216117 |
Automated network sizing and pricing system for satellite network |
| Apr-10-2001 |
An automated satellite network sizing and pricing workbook (15) implemented on a computer system (10) that is programmed to execute electronic spreadsheet software. The workbook (15) is comprised of a... |
| 6216113 |
Auditron access printer |
| Apr-10-2001 |
An electronic network transaction recording system for accumulating billing data for printing machines interconnected to multiple work stations on the network. A network administrator includes a memory... |
| 6208977 |
Accounting and billing based on network use |
| Mar-27-2001 |
A method and a system determines billing information for use of a network. For a data transmission on a path between a pair of node locations, the price for the transmission depends, inter alia, on the... |
| 6192350 |
Method of usage-dependent determination of costs in making communication lines |
| Feb-20-2001 |
The process for usage-dependent determination of costs in making communication links between at least three communication facilities (12) of a group or network (10), which are connected with each other... |
| 6192348 |
Method for compiling accounting data for the utilization of programmed services or services available via a program |
| Feb-20-2001 |
The method interactively enables a switching over of the acquisition of charges during the utilization of programmed services or services available via a program. The charge acquisition can be switched... |
| 6188990 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring the processing of articles |
| Feb-13-2001 |
A method and apparatus is provided for monitoring the processing of a group of articles having different properties, for example differing weights and/or quality grades. The method includes the steps of... |
| 6175825 |
Method for debiting shipping services |
| Jan-16-2001 |
In a method for debiting shipping services on the basis of the respective transport service fee schedules of carriers, accounting operations of the services of various carriers are standardized and simplified... |
| 6169979 |
Computer-assisted sales system for utilities |
| Jan-2-2001 |
A computer-based system for generating customized proposals relating to consumption and cost of utilities. The system receives and stores information related to a utility company's services and conservation... |
| 6154751 |
Method for executing a user-requested CGI program in a new authentication context while protecting operation of a default web server program |
| Nov-28-2000 |
A method of executing Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programs in a computer network having a Web client and a Web server, the server connectable to a secure distributed file system of a distributed computing... |
| 6148292 |
Method for statistics mode reloading and for statistical acquisition according to statistics classes in the storing of a dataset |
| Nov-14-2000 |
In a method for statistics mode reloading and for the statistical acquisition in the storage of a dataset in an electronic postage meter machine, the statistics mode of the electronic postage meter machine... |
| 6144949 |
Radio frequency communication system with subscribers arranged to authenticate a received message |
| Nov-7-2000 |
A radio frequency communication system subscriber (110) has a unique identification code, public key and private key, and stores the identification code and public key for other system subscribers in its... |
| 6144946 |
Accounting device, communicating apparatus, and communication system |
| Nov-7-2000 |
An accounting device of the invention cooperates with a terminal station to allow one to use information from an information provider, and includes a first input unit for inputting first data PIDi and... |
| 6144941 |
Intelligent transaction |
| Nov-7-2000 |
A plurality of steps, which are intended to modify the data in a transaction, form a transaction (40) comprising statements (41, 42, 43). In the method according to the invention there is formed a data... |
| 6141651 |
Funding and settlement integrated suspense processing system |
| Oct-31-2000 |
A method of reporting suspense transaction detail to acquiring banks includes compiling financial transaction information to a database. The information in the database is then routed to a server operable... |
| 6125354 |
System and method for generating an invoice to rebill charges to the elements of an organization |
| Sep-26-2000 |
A method and system for automatically adjusting charges billed to an organization by a service provider, so as to create an invoice of rebill charges. An organizational hierarchy, comprising a list of... |
| 6119109 |
Information distribution system and billing system used for the information distribution system |
| Sep-12-2000 |
An information distribution system provides information requested from a user for the user through an information communication medium. The information distribution system comprises a billing processor... |
| 6115690 |
Integrated business-to-business Web commerce and business automation system |
| Sep-5-2000 |
A software system business-to-business Web commerce (Web business, or e-business) and automates to the greatest degree possible, in a unified and synergistic fashion and using best proven business practices,... |
| 6114977 |
Keyboard calculator system |
| Sep-5-2000 |
A keyboard for use with a computer. The keyboard has an alphanumeric keypad with alphanumeric keys, a calculator keypad with calculator keys including numeric and arithmetic keys which also function as... |
| 6108637 |
Content display monitor |
| Aug-22-2000 |
The invention can enable monitoring of the display of content by a computer system. Moreover, the invention can enable monitoring of the displayed content to produce monitoring information from which conclusions... |
| 6101487 |
Electronic postal counter |
| Aug-8-2000 |
A postal service purchasing system involves the mailer entering information, such as delivery address, weight of mail piece, services required, about each mail piece using for example a personal computer.... |
| 6098052 |
Credit card collection strategy model |
| Aug-1-2000 |
The present invention is a computerized collection strategy model for use in collecting payments from delinquent accounts. The computerized collection strategy model estimates for each possible collection... |
| 6098051 |
Crossing network utilizing satisfaction density profile |
| Aug-1-2000 |
A crossing network that matches buy and sell orders based upon a satisfaction and quantity profile is disclosed. The crossing network includes a number of trader terminals that can be used for entering... |
| 6092055 |
Method and apparatus for providing a clean accounting close for a real time billing system |
| Jul-18-2000 |
A real time billing system for accounts that locks out transaction events when the billing process is underway is provided. When a transaction event is received that should be posted to an account during... |
| 6088682 |
Funds distribution system connected with point of sale transactions |
| Jul-11-2000 |
An automated way for sales establishments to extend point of sale (POS) cash transactions to allow consumers to save change or transfer discretionary funds into saving or donating accounts managed by a... |
| 6088677 |
System for exchanging health care insurance information |
| Jul-11-2000 |
An information-exchange system is provided for controlling the exchange of business and clinical information between an insurer and multiple health care providers. The system includes an information-exchange... |
| 6085264 |
Accounting-information outputting device |
| Jul-4-2000 |
An accounting-process-type setting program is executed and thereby an accounting-record outputting condition is set. Then, when execution of an execution unit is finished, an accounting-record outputting... |
| 6085173 |
Method for processing business activity financial data |
| Jul-4-2000 |
A method for processing business activity data including providing a selected one of business activity fields, where each field represents at least one business activity, and information data associated... |
| 6081790 |
System and method for secure presentment and payment over open networks |
| Jun-27-2000 |
A system for secure presentment and payment having a first electronic processing device and a second electronic processing device. The first processing device creates a presentment ticket from stored invoice... |
| 6076072 |
Method and apparatus for preparing client communications involving financial products and services |
| Jun-13-2000 |
A method and apparatus are provided for automatically preparing a client communication pertaining to a financial product for a client, wherein the client communication is for combined use with a corresponding... |
| 6073108 |
Task-based classification and analysis system |
| Jun-6-2000 |
A task-based classification and analysis system includes an analysis software module and a user interface. The analysis software module establishes and maintains relationships between a plurality of databases... |
| 6067530 |
Cash management system |
| May-23-2000 |
A cash management system that tracks bills received at at least one business establishment by cashier, by amount and by time while securing those bills immediately within a drop safe upon receipt from... |
| 6064987 |
Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal |
| May-16-2000 |
A central controller receives from a POS terminal a purchase price and a financial account identifier. The financial account identifier specifies a financial account, such as a credit card account. The... |
| 6061668 |
Control system for pay-per-use applications |
| May-9-2000 |
An integrated electronic system consisting of a network of appliances and machines, such as clothes washers and dryers, vending machines, or other equipment, controlled from a central management computer.... |
| 6058392 |
Method for the organizational indexing, storage, and retrieval of data according to data pattern signatures |
| May-2-2000 |
A computer control program directs a method whereby a computer reads a data entry record group from a data stream, wherein the data entry record group comprises one or more data entry records containing... |
| 6058375 |
Accounting processor and method for automated management control system |
| May-2-2000 |
An automatic accounting processor and method far automatically performing an accounting procedure for transaction data on a real time basis through menu selection and input or a data communication network... |
| 6055509 |
System and method for transferring identification information between portable cards in a computerized retail store having communication among a plurality of computers |
| Apr-25-2000 |
A system for auditing coupon distribution in a retail store. The system includes a plurality of retail stores, each having a coupon-dispensing unit for writing electronic coupons onto portable IC cards... |
| 6052672 |
Data processing system for complex pricing and transactional analysis |
| Apr-18-2000 |
The present invention provides methods and systems for defining financial transaction components; defining mapping rules for taking individual financial transactions and breaking them down into their components,... |
| 6049789 |
Software pay per use licensing system |
| Apr-11-2000 |
A software pay-per-use (PPU) licensing system is disclosed. The PPU licensing system includes one or more licensor license management system (LMS) and one or more licensee LMS. Each licensee LMS includes... |
| 6049781 |
Relocation tracking system and method |
| Apr-11-2000 |
A relocation tracking system (10) and method are provided. The relocation tracking system (10) includes a mass storage device for storing a relocation database (22) and a processor (40). Relocation database... |
| 6047267 |
Method and apparatus for tracking multiple payment resources and charging transactions to payment resources in on line transaction processing system |
| Apr-4-2000 |
Disclosed is a container object that allows a user to define new payment resources without requiring the user to redesign a relational database system used for persistent storage of transaction information.... |
| 6041312 |
Object oriented technology framework for accounts receivable and accounts payable |
| Mar-21-2000 |
An object oriented framework provides a set of objects that perform account management functioning and permits a framework user to add extensions to the framework for specific processing features, thereby... |
| 6038547 |
Construction tracking and payment method and system |
| Mar-14-2000 |
A computer-based tracking system and method for coordinating work done on a project and payment therefor. After a project has been partitioned by an architect, jobs are specified in terms of to which region... |
| 6035285 |
Electronic bill presenting methods and bill consolidating methods |
| Mar-7-2000 |
Electronic bill-presenting methods and bill consolidation methods are described. In one embodiment billing information pertaining to a labor-dependent service which has been rendered to a consumer is received... |
| 6032131 |
System and method for accurately modeling spending |
| Feb-29-2000 |
An automated system and method are provided for accurately modeling spending. In the system and method, invoice information and payment information are received at an interface. A processor, coupled to... |
| 6029145 |
Software license verification process and apparatus |
| Feb-22-2000 |
A method and apparatus for collating, correlating and redistributing information about the use of proprietary products including copyrighted works and licensed software products, at various computer sites.... |
| 6029144 |
Compliance-to-policy detection method and system |
| Feb-22-2000 |
According to the present invention, a system and method for checking expense entries for compliance with policy rules and detecting the possibility of fraud is provided. The preferred embodiment includes... |
| 6026380 |
System and methods for tracking copy count information from a plurality of photocopy machines |
| Feb-15-2000 |
A photocopy count system and method which records usage information for accounting and billing purposes. The photocopy tracking system comprises a plurality of remote mini-terminals, a multiport serial... |
| 6021426 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic data transfer on a web page |
| Feb-1-2000 |
A system and method for transferring information resources over a network from one source to another that reduces latency and bandwidth requirements on the network. The information resources are made up... |
| 6019282 |
System and method for commingling items destined for multiple payors in a single electronic pocket and financial infrastructure employing the same |
| Feb-1-2000 |
For use in a electronic presentment process wherein electronic items are transmitted from a presenting financial institution ("FI") through intermediaries to payor FIs, a system for, and method of, clearing... |
