| 6505174 |
Computer-implemented securities trading system with a virtual specialist function |
| Jan-7-2003 |
The present invention discloses method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer-implemented financial management system that permits the trading of securities via a network. A server computer... |
| 6505165 |
Method and apparatus for locating facilities through an automotive computing system |
| Jan-7-2003 |
A method and apparatus in a distributed data processing system for locating a facility from a plurality of facilities. Data is collected from the plurality of facilities. The collected data is compared... |
| 6505164 |
Method and apparatus for secure vendor access to accounts payable information over the internet |
| Jan-7-2003 |
Improved techniques for remotely accessing account information through the Internet are disclosed. The remote access techniques provide security measures so that unauthorized access is unlikely even though... |
| 6505166 |
System and method for providing expert referral over a network |
| Jan-7-2003 |
A system and method for assigning an expert to a request for assistance. The inventions allows users to request assistance over the internet to an expert server having a file of qualified experts. The... |
| 6502077 |
Internet-audiotext electronic advertising system with inventory management |
| Dec-31-2002 |
The present invention relates to an electronic advertising system. More specifically, the present invention creates a means to select ads for publication in the newspaper based on past performance of individual... |
| 6499018 |
Method and system for controlling bidding in electronic auctions using bidder-specific bid limitations |
| Dec-24-2002 |
A method and system for conducting electronic auctions is described. A dynamic lot closing extension feature avoids collisions in closing times of multiple lots by dynamically extending the closing time... |
| 6499017 |
Method for provisioning communications devices and system for provisioning same |
| Dec-24-2002 |
A method of provisioning communication devices is provided which preferably includes transferring a customer order to an order database. The transferred customer order preferably includes an order sequence.... |
| 6493679 |
Method and system for managing a real time bill of materials |
| Dec-10-2002 |
An automated method for quickly generating a complete bill of materials and total cost information in real time. Components for a desired system are specified and/or replaced by substitute components,... |
| 6490565 |
Environmental certification system and method |
| Dec-3-2002 |
A data processing method for an environmental certification program is provided which defines a plurality of predefined criteria which must be met by a participant in the program in order to be provided... |
| 6490508 |
System and method for presenting information to passengers in conveyance |
| Dec-3-2002 |
A system for presenting information to passengers in a conveyance, has a computer which stores operation diagram information; a storage medium which stores a plurality of advertisement data items to be... |
| 6487541 |
System and method for collaborative filtering with applications to e-commerce |
| Nov-26-2002 |
A rating of a plurality of ratings is predicted. The rating is associated with a user of a plurality of users and the rating corresponds to an item of a plurality of items. One of the plurality of ratings,... |
| 6484158 |
Dynamic rule based market research database |
| Nov-19-2002 |
A market research database includes first and second information sets. The first information set contains first market research information, and the second information set contains second market research... |
| 6484153 |
System and method for managing third-party input to a conditional purchase offer (CPO) |
| Nov-19-2002 |
A central controller receives an offer signal including at least one condition signal. The offer signal defines an offer having at least one condition from a customer. The central controller also receives... |
| 6484143 |
User device and system for traffic management and content distribution over a world wide area network |
| Nov-19-2002 |
A user interface device and system for providing a shared GTM and CDN (collectively Universal Distribution Network) for a service fee, where the customer or user does not need to purchase significant hardware... |
| 6480121 |
Comprehensive information and service providing system |
| Nov-12-2002 |
A service system is provided including a plurality of mobile and stationary units each having a plurality of components. Such components include, but are not limited to, a global positioning system for... |
| 6477578 |
System and method for conducting secure internet transactions |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A system and method for conducting secure electronic transactions via the Internet uses a second secure communication link for the transmission of sensitive information. Transactions are split so that... |
| 6477532 |
Process for the remote publishing of musical scores |
| Nov-5-2002 |
Process for the remote publishing of musical scores, characterized in that a data base comprising a file of digitized scores and a file comprising search criteria are stored in the memory of a server,... |
| 6477510 |
Euro booking currency conversion method |
| Nov-5-2002 |
This invention relates generally to multi-currency production ledgers, and more particularly to methods of converting multi-currency production ledgers to accommodate the unification of several national... |
| 6477504 |
Method and apparatus for automating the conduct of surveys over a network system |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A method and apparatus for automating surveys over a network system causes an interface to be displayed to a particular client of the network system. This interface can be used by the particular client... |
| 6473805 |
Method and apparatus for intergrating wireless and non-wireless devices into an enterprise computer network using an interfacing midware server |
| Oct-29-2002 |
In an enterprise network system a plurality of software systems are integrated using an enterprise wide software management system and communicate with a plurality of clients. At least one of the clients... |
| 6473741 |
Method and system for aggregation and exchange of electronic tax information |
| Oct-29-2002 |
A process that arranges information warehoused at individual accounting and tax preparation firms at a central location for the purpose of marketing information. Data contained at these firms have qualitative... |
| 6473737 |
System, method and apparatus for providing an executive compensation system |
| Oct-29-2002 |
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for providing an executive compensation system having a first entity, a money lender, and an insurer. The first entity receives a taxable sum... |
| 6470323 |
Goods sales management system |
| Oct-22-2002 |
The present invention relates to a goods sales management system which communicates directly to customers via a communication line. The system manages the transmitting of merchandising notices for the... |
| 6470321 |
System, method, and computer program product for providing financial protection of equity investments |
| Oct-22-2002 |
A system and method for determining an equity protection insurance policy (EPIC) for investors or shareholders to protect their equity investment in a business entity based on the happening of a fortuitous... |
| 6470319 |
Data processing system for determining case management plan for criminal offender |
| Oct-22-2002 |
A data processing system for synthesizing data relating to a population of criminal offenders which displays for a selected offender a graphical result recommending a level of control and a level of treatment... |
| 6470318 |
Computer-implemented trademark brokerage network |
| Oct-22-2002 |
A computer-implemented method and system is provided for brokering trademarks between trademark owners and potential trademark buyers. The method and system receive trademarks from potential sellers and... |
| 6463421 |
Method and apparatus for efficient handling of product return transactions |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A method and apparatus for efficient handling of product returns to reduce associated costs. A computer system at a regional product return center scans a returned product for identifying information,... |
| 6463419 |
Internet system for exchanging and organizing vessel transport information |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A ship chartering system is implemented on a computer or telecommunications network, such as the Internet, and is meant to supplement or replace services offered by current shipping brokers. The system... |
| 6463416 |
Authentication system for identification documents |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A programming apparatus that authenticates the contents of driver licenses having both human recognizable information and machine readable information is disclosed. The contents of the driver licenses... |
| 6460069 |
System and method for communicating documents via a distributed computer system |
| Oct-1-2002 |
Collecting document images at a remote data collection site and transmitting these document images to a selected data processing site via a distributed computer network in response to authorization by... |
| 6460021 |
Collaterally secured debt obligation and method of creating same |
| Oct-1-2002 |
A debt obligation issued to a holder by an entity which obligation is backed by a group of property owners, each owning an individual property, where the entity obtains from each owner cross-collateralized... |
| 6457049 |
Enterprise wide software management system for integrating a plurality of heterogenous software systems to support clients and subclients communication by using a midware interface |
| Sep-24-2002 |
In an enterprise network system a plurality of software systems are integrated using an enterprise wide software management system and communicate with a plurality of clients. At least one of the clients... |
| 6456982 |
Computer system for generating projected data and an application supporting a financial transaction |
| Sep-24-2002 |
In a computer system, a method for making the system and a method for using the system, the invention includes providing a data processing system to generate projected data for variables. The data processing... |
| 6456980 |
Transaction systems and methods sending product identification signals to two processors in each register station |
| Sep-24-2002 |
A store system for a commercial system with multiple products. The store system includes multiple register stations. Each register station includes a bar code reader that generates a first signal identifying... |
| 6453299 |
Method for customizing queries |
| Sep-17-2002 |
A computer implemented system awards promotional incentives. A participant in the awards system calls or connects to an interactive platform for registering and/or redeeming credits preferably described... |
| 6453296 |
Electronic credit system and communication apparatus |
| Sep-17-2002 |
An electronic credit system which employs terminals at a user's location, at a shop and at a credit agency. These terminals are in communication with each other; and they are constructed to send, receive... |
| 6449597 |
System for assembly and distribution of automobiles utilizing a plurality of partner integrators and a plurality of manufactured and service modules |
| Sep-10-2002 |
A system enabling an automotive consortium to assemble and/or distribute automobile vehicles utilizing a plurality of partner integrators and a plurality of manufactured modules and/or distribution services,... |
| 6446050 |
Method of and system for processing electronic document and recording medium for recording processing program |
| Sep-3-2002 |
In an electronic document circulating method of circulating an electronic document having a plurality of data blocks to a plurality of workers, a data block in a document is encrypted by using an encrypting... |
| 6442525 |
System for authenticating physical objects |
| Aug-27-2002 |
A system for authenticating physical objects in which the authentication key cannot be determined by reverse engineering the software or hardware of a controlling microprocessor. Two highly secure integrated... |
| 6440068 |
Measuring user health as measured by multiple diverse health measurement devices utilizing a personal storage device |
| Aug-27-2002 |
According to the present invention, physical health indicators computed for a particular user are received in a common transmittable data format at a computer system, wherein each of the physical health... |
| 6438583 |
System and method for re-routing of e-mail messages |
| Aug-20-2002 |
A method and apparatus for the re-routing of e-mail sent to a prior address (or an address that is non-working, or temporarily inconvenient) to the new address of an intended recipient. E-mail that is... |
| 6434580 |
System, method, and recording medium for drafting and preparing patent specifications |
| Aug-13-2002 |
A client computer 100 enters with a draft preparation means 100 a piece of draft data prepared by an inventor, and transmits with a draft uploading means 103 the draft data and a piece of invention report... |
| 6434533 |
Method for the exchange, analysis, and reporting of performance data in businesses with time-dependent inventory |
| Aug-13-2002 |
A method is taught for processing performance data in a data reporting system having a plurality of business entities and a report center in communication with the plurality of business entities. The method... |
| 6434530 |
Interactive shopping system with mobile apparatus |
| Aug-13-2002 |
An interactive system adapted for use in a shopping venue, comprises: an interactive and intelligent source of information, for example supplemental information related to articles available for selection... |
| 6430537 |
Method and apparatus for priority-based jukebox queuing |
| Aug-6-2002 |
A method and apparatus are described for managing a request queue for a jukebox system. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is disclosed for managing a queue of a jukebox. The method... |
| 6424953 |
Encrypting secrets in a file for an electronic micro-commerce system |
| Jul-23-2002 |
An electronic commerce system and method includes a broker computer system having a database of scrips, a vendor computer, and a consumer computer system having a wallet protected by a pass phrase. To... |
| 6424947 |
Distributed IRD system |
| Jul-23-2002 |
A subscriber unit in a television system including an integrated receiver and decoder (IRD) including a first smart card reader which is operative to accept a first smart card, and a remote control including... |
| 6421652 |
Method and system for qualifying consumers for trade publication subscriptions |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A method and system for providing free subscriptions to magazines, based on a universal questionnaire. Questions of the universal questionnaire are presented to consumers, and, based on the consumer response... |
| 6421648 |
Data processing system for the management of a differential continuous compensation plan |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A data processing system is provided for monitoring and recording the information flow and data, and making all calculations necessary for maintaining a Differential Continuous Compensation Plan (hereinafter... |
| 6418467 |
Network accounting and billing system and method |
| Jul-9-2002 |
In some embodiments, network traffic information is captured at network information sources. These sources provide detailed information about the network communications transactions at a network device.... |
