| 7043458 |
Charging process management system |
| May-9-2006 |
A charging process management system includes image input/output devices which are connected to a network, each image input/output device having software components that are charged for service fees. A... |
| 7020628 |
Method and system for tracking computer system usage through a remote access security device |
| Mar-28-2006 |
A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks... |
| 7010493 |
Method and system for time-based storage access services |
| Mar-7-2006 |
The present invention provides techniques for managing access to storage resources according to an access time. Specific embodiments provide a variety of different kinds of time based access billing. For... |
| 6978254 |
Income tax preparation system for traveling taxpayers |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A system for determining travel deductions for taxpayers who stay overnight in cities remote from their homes as part of their employment includes a city rate table that identifies allowed per diem expense... |
| 6950505 |
Monitoring system |
| Sep-27-2005 |
The invention concerns a monitoring system for monitoring incoming telephone calls routed through a call transference system, the system comprising an electronic processor and an associated database, the... |
| 6944652 |
Method and apparatus for providing frequent flyer miles and incentives for timely interaction with a time records system |
| Sep-13-2005 |
The invention further includes a method and system for encouraging employees and employee managers to use the time keeping and expense entry server for entering and approving time entries. Thus, the employee... |
| 6941514 |
System and method for priority-based work order scheduling |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A priority-based work order scheduling system includes a graphical user interface having displays for managing work orders stored in the system. Work orders are entered into the system via a work order... |
| 6934372 |
System and method for accessing the internet on a per-time-unit basis |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A system and method for accessing the internet on a per-time basis, through an Internet service provider (ISP), includes an access station. Application software is provided to an electronic terminal, from... |
| 6898435 |
Method of processing and billing work orders |
| May-24-2005 |
Customer calls for maintenance and repair for customer equipment are handled automatically in a computerized network. A central dispatch office receives customer trouble calls. A number of available technicians,... |
| 6889204 |
Method and apparatus for rental storage system |
| May-3-2005 |
Reduction of the initial investment cost of a user of a storage system can be realized, and the user of the storage system can easily perform timely addition for a short time. In a preferred embodiment,... |
| 6868398 |
Method and apparatus for rental storage system |
| Mar-15-2005 |
Reduction of the initial investment cost of a user of a storage system can be realized, and the user of the storage system can easily perform timely addition for a short time. In a preferred embodiment,... |
| 6850905 |
Modular service payroll system |
| Feb-1-2005 |
A payroll system and method for determining compensation of employees for work during a pay period on one or more projects. The invention utilizes minimum employee compensation amount and the unit rate... |
| 6832208 |
Invoice entry |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A business process involves manually entering data from an invoice into a first database by a first person. The database includes a status indicator having various states. The invoice entry is audited... |
| 6802005 |
Method and system for tracking a person's time at a location |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A method and system for tracking the time spent by an employee at a job site. The employee is provided with an identification card which includes an encrypted representation of a biometric characteristic... |
| 6789067 |
Multiple recipe merge with feedback |
| Sep-7-2004 |
An electronic recipe manager capable of merging two or more electronic recipes into a task list that can be executed to prepare a multiple dishes or food items of a complete a meal is described. Electronic... |
| 6772191 |
System and method for limiting services at a plurality of levels and controlling image orientation via a network |
| Aug-3-2004 |
An apparatus controlling system capable of providing services such as video services and camera control services via a network, with a simple structure and high efficiency. Upon request from a client,... |
| 6760710 |
Process and products produced thereby, apparatus, and articles of manufacture, for computerized conversion of preferred-return instruments |
| Jul-6-2004 |
An improved process for the computerized conversion of preferred-return constant-dollar financial instruments into equivalent nominal-dollar instrument. The method includes providing a first digital electrical... |
| 6751650 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring contractor performance |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A system and method for building GUI screens for a time keeping and expense tracking system includes a time keeping and expense tracking (TKET) server that includes computer instructions that define logic... |
| 6735574 |
Method and system for tracking employee productivity in a client/server environment |
| May-11-2004 |
A method and system for tracking the productivity of technical support specialists in a call center using a client/server configuration. The system comprises a client component and a server component.... |
| 6681210 |
Modular service payroll system |
| Jan-20-2004 |
A payroll system and method for determining compensation of employees for work during a pay period on one or more projects. The invention utilizes minimum employee compensation amount and the unit rate... |
| 6587551 |
Monitoring system |
| Jul-1-2003 |
The invention concerns a monitoring system for monitoring incoming telephone calls routed through a call transference system, the system comprising an electronic processor and an associated database, the... |
| 6584568 |
Network provider loop security system and method |
| Jun-24-2003 |
The present invention involves a desktop administration system and method which allows a network administrator to remotely create, protect, and manage desktops and control file systems across a network.... |
| 6442533 |
Multi-processing financial transaction processing system |
| Aug-27-2002 |
A financial transaction processing system is disclosed, wherein substantial processing efficiencies are provided with, additionally, a substantial decrease in the size of the executable code. Each transaction... |
| 6442529 |
Methods and apparatus for delivering targeted information and advertising over the internet |
| Aug-27-2002 |
Apparatus and methods are provided for subsidizing Internet access through advertising using a "portal provider" that supplies a "mini-portal" to the users of selected Internet service providers (ISPs).... |
| 6433689 |
System for supervision and control of objects or persons |
| Aug-13-2002 |
A system for supervision and control of objects or persons within a limited area, such as a building, comprising a plurality of electronic identification chips for placing on respective objects/persons... |
| 6377938 |
Real time subscriber billing system and method |
| Apr-23-2002 |
A system and method are provided for real time subscriber billing in a standard network routing path. Account information is stored for at least one subscriber. A determination is made, based on the account... |
| 6366929 |
Service control and management system |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A service control and management systems, and more specifically a system to manage hourly working services, that has service beneficiaries' and/or service providers' smart cards, smart card readers at... |
| 6347306 |
Method and system for direct payroll processing |
| Feb-12-2002 |
A computer-implemented method and system for automatically paying employees net pay immediately upon completion of a work segment provides time and attendance, human resource, payroll processing and banking... |
| 6338097 |
Cross application time sheet for communicating with one or more enterprise management applications during time data entry |
| Jan-8-2002 |
A data model for a supply chain is provided whereby individual working steps in a production process are defined as activities, and organized groups of such activities are defined as orders. Activities... |
| 6324437 |
System and method for managing the alteration of garments |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A system and method for managing garment alterations. The system includes a workroom processor having a display and operating a garment alteration application system. Alterations tickets are created using... |
| 6311166 |
Method for analyzing effectiveness of internal controls in a model of an accounting system |
| Oct-30-2001 |
A method is provided for assessing control risk in a model-based reasoning system used for analyzing financial accounting systems by decomposing and quantifying the risk factors in the model so that the... |
| 6304851 |
Mobile data collection systems, methods and computer program products |
| Oct-16-2001 |
Systems, methods and computer program products are configured for conducting time and motion studies using a portable computing device having a memory, wherein the internal clock of the portable computing... |
| 6278988 |
Multiple job entry points for document production control and reporting |
| Aug-21-2001 |
A method for creating a status report data file for a document job in a document system including a central database configured to create a status report data file for each document job received at the... |
| 6269355 |
Automated process guidance system and method using knowledge management system |
| Jul-31-2001 |
A system and method for guiding a user through a complex process having a plurality of steps is provided. The system permits a user with little or no knowledge of the process to complete the process. The... |
| 6243687 |
Kiosk systems and methods for issuing a card storing electronic coupons, after receiving data about a customer |
| Jun-5-2001 |
A system for dispensing and redeeming electronic discount coupons in a store. A card-dispensing kiosk collects information from a customer and subsequently issues a "smart card" for storing electronic... |
| 6240401 |
System and method for movie transaction processing |
| May-29-2001 |
A system and method for tracking and processing transactions for such purposes as creating billing record and detecting possible fraudulent activities. The system and method relates to processing transactions... |
| 6230081 |
Information system for golf carts and system for calculation of use and/or acquisition of use data |
| May-8-2001 |
The invention concerns an information system for displaying in a vehicle used to transport at least one person playing golf. This system comprises a base station which is located in the area of a club... |
| 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... |
| 6173153 |
Method and apparatus for taking school attendance |
| Jan-9-2001 |
An apparatus for taking school attendance includes a central office computer 101 interfaced with a plurality of attendance telephones 102. Typically, the interface is based on telephone lines or similar... |
| 6141649 |
Method and system for tracking employee productivity via electronic mail |
| Oct-31-2000 |
A method and system in a computer system for tracking the productivity of technical support specialists in a call center environment. The system displays on a display device a form for entry of normal... |
| 6119097 |
System and method for quantification of human performance factors |
| Sep-12-2000 |
A method and apparatus which enables a supervisor to quantify job performance characteristics. The method accomplishes job performance quantification and tracking of performance by a series of steps which... |
| 6073111 |
Container materialization/dematerialization for reduced dataload and improved data-coherency in workflow-management systems |
| Jun-6-2000 |
The present invention relates to the field of integration of applications that are executed by computer systems. In an additional focus, the current invention improves the integration of applications within... |
| 6055511 |
Computerized incentive compensation |
| Apr-25-2000 |
A computer is programmed to implement an incentive compensation plan by obtaining existing data on employees and business activities, evaluating the profitability of the activities, and indicating what... |
| 6047272 |
Sender-paid electronic messaging |
| Apr-4-2000 |
The present invention is a messaging system, and method of operation thereof, which provides message recipients with control over the delivery of message and charges the cost of a message to the sender... |
| 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... |
| 6026368 |
On-line interactive system and method for providing content and advertising information to a targeted set of viewers |
| Feb-15-2000 |
Prioritized queues of advertising and content data are generated by a queue builder and sent to an on-line queue manager. A computer mediated communications network provides content and subscriber data... |
| 6008737 |
Apparatus for controlling utilization of software added to a portable communication device |
| Dec-28-1999 |
An apparatus at a fixed portion (102) of a communication system controls utilization of software (398) in a portable communication device (122) that includes a transceiver (302) for communicating with... |
| 5999910 |
Processing a workflow item |
| Dec-7-1999 |
A computer-based method is provided for use in processing a work item in an automated workflow system. Suspension information relating to a previous suspension of the work item is stored. Based on the... |
| 5991742 |
Time and expense logging system |
| Nov-23-1999 |
A portable computer system manages data conveniently for a user. The system has a processor, a program storage device coupled to the processor, an input recognizer adapted to receive data from the user,... |
| 5987421 |
Computerized system and method for locating individual members of discrete groups and for electronically registering and holding the ' groups position in waiting lines |
| Nov-16-1999 |
The present invention is a state of the art technological system composed of computers and local area radio network technologies to allow visitors to an amusement park or similar facility to electronically... |
