| 6321202 |
System and method for managing transactions relating to real estate |
| Nov-20-2001 |
A system and method for managing real estate transactions is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving and storing data relating to a plurality of contacts including buyers and sellers of real... |
| 6321201 |
Data security system for a database having multiple encryption levels applicable on a data element value level |
| Nov-20-2001 |
A method and an apparatus for processing data provides protection for the data. The data is stored as encrypted data element values (DV) in records (P) in a first database (O-DB), each data element value... |
| 6317721 |
Transaction accounting of toll transactions in transponder systems |
| Nov-13-2001 |
This invention allows a toll authority to monitor transaction numbers which are sent from a transponder (14) to an interrogator (12). By incrementing the transaction counter stored in the transponder with... |
| 6317718 |
System, method and article of manufacture for location-based filtering for shopping agent in the physical world |
| Nov-13-2001 |
An agent based system utilizes a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)-based, Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled information gathering agent to create a customized offer information summary based on the... |
| 6315197 |
Vision-enabled vending machine |
| Nov-13-2001 |
An interactive vending machine includes a camera, an output device, and a vision system connected to the camera and the output device. The vision system includes a processor for detecting a logo batch,... |
| 6314404 |
Method and apparatus for managing real estate brokerage referrals |
| Nov-6-2001 |
A method for managing real estate brokerage referrals in which the referrals are made by a broker for residential real estate. A geographically categorized real estate list is created and reviewed by a... |
| 6311164 |
Remote job application method and apparatus |
| Oct-30-2001 |
A central location receives calls from remotely located job applicants and handles said calls including transmitting messages to applicants and receiving information from applicants over an electronic... |
| 6311162 |
Interactive symptomatic recording system and methods |
| Oct-30-2001 |
An interactive computerized system and process for querying a customer regarding identification for both customer and equipment, such as an automobile, information, as well as problems related to such... |
| 6311144 |
Method and apparatus for designing and analyzing information systems using multi-layer mathematical models |
| Oct-30-2001 |
An information design system uses an input module, a construction module, a performance metrics module, and an output module to create and output several models of a proposed information design system.... |
| 6308161 |
System and method for business process space definition |
| Oct-23-2001 |
A method and system for representing business processes such as in a workflow model. Each of a plurality of processes is defined as a 3-tuple including a noun, a verb and an attribute, and a selected process... |
| 6304841 |
Automatic construction of conditional exponential models from elementary features |
| Oct-16-2001 |
An apparatus for translating a series of source words in a first language to a series of target words in a second language. For an input series of source words, at least two target hypotheses, each comprising... |
| 6301567 |
Lockbox browser system |
| Oct-9-2001 |
A method of providing information regarding lockbox receipts to a customer having a lockbox account, the method comprising the steps of: having alert criteria containing alert conditions selected by the... |
| 6301563 |
System and method for determining risk exposure based on adjacency analysis |
| Oct-9-2001 |
A system and method that determines risk exposure for a selected site by using adjacency analysis to identify and process sites that may not be visible to the user on a display unit. The system determines... |
| 6298347 |
System and method for remote data entry |
| Oct-2-2001 |
Uniformly formatted sets of data are collected from a remote site and electronically transmitted back to a central collection site. In this process, data to be collected is specified. Then, a questionnaire... |
| 6298331 |
Method and apparatus for selling an aging food product |
| Oct-2-2001 |
An automated kitchen apparatus determines a time until expiration of a food product. In one embodiment, the kitchen apparatus determines the time until expiration by receiving a start signal indicating... |
| 6298332 |
CD-ROM product label apparatus and method |
| Oct-2-2001 |
A CD-ROM provides all or part of a product labeling system for engaging purchasers. Executables, data, or both are recorded on a CD-ROM hang-tag or other product labeling structure in order to deliver... |
| 6298328 |
Apparatus, method, and system for sizing markets |
| Oct-2-2001 |
Using a general-purpose computer, the system allocates, tracks, and forecasts market data by product, geographic area, market segment, provider, and time period, in a way consistent with accepted regional... |
| 6298327 |
Expert support system for authoring invention disclosures |
| Oct-2-2001 |
A computer-implemented expert support system for authoring invention disclosures and for evaluating the probable patentability and marketability of a disclosed invention. The system comprises at least... |
| 6295613 |
Debug watch mechanism and method for debugging a computer program |
| Sep-25-2001 |
A watch signature for a debug watch mechanism indicates one or more allowable events, which represent allowable accesses to a watched variable. The allowed accesses implicitly include thread information... |
| 6292812 |
System for issuing and developing investiture certificates and other documents |
| Sep-18-2001 |
System for issuing and developing investiture certificates and other documents for highlighting and memorializing significant and special life events, and for conferring titles or standings. A series of... |
| 6289321 |
Device to detect stock names having the highest current value and its methods for use |
| Sep-11-2001 |
There is disclosed a method for selecting a stock name having the highest current value or lowest current value from all the stock names in stock/exchange/merchandise trading and distributing the stock... |
| 6289314 |
Pay information providing system for descrambling information from plural sources and rescrambling the information before sending to a terminal or terminals |
| Sep-11-2001 |
A server scrambles received pay information in an internal scrambler and then transmits the result to a terminal which sent a request. A second charge managing portion determines a charge for the pay information... |
| 6289315 |
Credit card swipe system |
| Sep-11-2001 |
The present invention provides an electronic credit card swipe system for the transportation industry. One embodiment has a currency conversion feature and a voice synthesizer that recites the fare in... |
| 6285998 |
System and method for generating reusable database queries |
| Sep-4-2001 |
An improved user interface and query method permits a computer user to quickly specify field names, operators, and desired values for a database query. One or more of the desired values can be specified... |
| 6282523 |
Method and apparatus for processing checks to reserve funds |
| Aug-28-2001 |
A bank device communicates with an account holder device, such as a telephone or computer operated by the account holder. The bank device receives therefrom check data that includes an account identifier,... |
| 6278983 |
Automated resource allocation and management system |
| Aug-21-2001 |
An automated resource allocation and management system moves money between an invested fund and an uninvested fund, where the invested fund is typically invested in the stock market and the uninvested... |
| 6272475 |
Apparatus and method for the secure dispensing of bank papers |
| Aug-7-2001 |
Apparatus and method for the secured dispensing of bank papers. A signed enable message contains an overall value of the bank papers to be dispensed. A verifier checks the signature and the overall value... |
| 6272467 |
System for data collection and matching compatible profiles |
| Aug-7-2001 |
This invention relates to an automated method for identifying matches between a set of predetermined traits and a set of preferences. This method can be used to find compatible matches in a variety of... |
| 6269372 |
Method for requesting a date with a driver of a vehicle spotted, via the license plate number of the vehicle |
| Jul-31-2001 |
A method for requesting a date with a driver of a vehicle spotted having a license plate number, via the license plate number of the vehicle. The method includes the steps of registering for a "PLATEDATE".TM.... |
| 6269344 |
Method and apparatus for efficient handling of product return transactions |
| Jul-31-2001 |
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,... |
| 6263321 |
Apparatus and process for calculating an option |
| Jul-17-2001 |
The present invention introduces an apparatus and process which may be implemented on a vast variety of computer systems. The apparatus and process of the present invention use a computer system to receive... |
| 6263313 |
Method and apparatus to create encoded digital content |
| Jul-17-2001 |
A method of automatically selecting processing parameters for encoding digital content. Metadata containing the genre of the digital content, receiving the compression level selected for encoding the digital... |
| 6263316 |
Automated process for retailing to a vehicle occupant |
| Jul-17-2001 |
The invention is a method and apparatus for the automated retailing of refreshments and other basic consumer products to a vehicle occupant as the vehicle passes through a toll station having an automated... |
| 6263314 |
Method of performing intellectual property (IP) audit optionally over network architecture |
| Jul-17-2001 |
A method of performing an intellectual property (IP) audit estimates a value of an intellectual property portfolio. The method includes the steps of analyzing the IP portfolio, and deriving first information... |
| 6260020 |
Method, system and program product for sizing a computer system migration programming effort |
| Jul-10-2001 |
A method, system and program product for sizing a programming effort associated with the migration of a computer program from a first to a second computer platform is described herein. The size of a computer... |
| 6260021 |
Computer-based medical image distribution system and method |
| Jul-10-2001 |
This invention relates to an object-oriented system and method for easily and rapidly distributing medical images from existing picture and report storage systems to a plurality of heterogeneous client... |
| 6260019 |
Web-based prediction marketplace |
| Jul-10-2001 |
A method and apparatus for facilitating electronic commerce between suppliers of predictions and consumers of predictions. Suppliers provide their predictions on the outcomes of future events in one or... |
| 6256640 |
System for managing regulated entities |
| Jul-3-2001 |
A regulatory agency with the responsibility of administering regulations uses a system with joint-usage capabilities, including data about regulated entities that are subject to the laws and rules administered... |
| 6253188 |
Automated interactive classified ad system for the internet |
| Jun-26-2001 |
A system and method for providing classified ads over the Internet. The system includes a plurality of regional newspaper World Wide Web servers, and associated newspaper classified ad generators; a central... |
| 6253186 |
Method and apparatus for detecting fraud |
| Jun-26-2001 |
A computerized arrangement for detecting potentially fraudulent suppliers or providers of goods or services includes a processor, a storage device, an input device for communicating data to the processor... |
| 6249905 |
Computerized accounting system implemented in an object-oriented programming environment |
| Jun-19-2001 |
A computerized accounting system implemented using object-oriented programming techniques which permits construction of user-defined accounting or other business frameworks without modifying or recompiling... |
| 6246991 |
Will information management and disclosure system and method, and program storage medium thereof |
| Jun-12-2001 |
A will information management and disclosure system keeps in custody deposit information that includes information about a depositor's last word and testament to be unsealed in accordance with unsealing... |
| 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... |
| 6243375 |
Internet-audiotext electronic communications system with multimedia based matching |
| Jun-5-2001 |
The present invention relates to an electronic advertising system. More specifically, the present invention provides a computer based psychographic matching system that is significantly more effective... |
| 6240550 |
System for remote loading of objects or files in order to update software |
| May-29-2001 |
A system for remote loading of objects or files in order to update software includes operating system architecture that calls for different tasks to be broken down into software modules that are connected... |
| 6240400 |
Method and system for accommodating electronic commerce in the semiconductor manufacturing industry |
| May-29-2001 |
A method for accommodating electronic commerce in a semiconductor manufacturing capacity market. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of players in the semiconductor manufacturing... |
| 6240393 |
Aggregating and pooling weight loss information in a communication system with feedback |
| May-29-2001 |
The invention provides a method and system for aggregating and pooling information with feedback in a computer communication system. A communication system includes a server device and a set of client... |
| 6240186 |
Simultaneous bi-directional translation and sending of EDI service order data |
| May-29-2001 |
A method and apparatus for performing bi-directional data transfer operations over a global computer network are provided. This is accomplished by extracting data from a database stored on a first computer... |
| 6236978 |
System and method for dynamic profiling of users in one-to-one applications |
| May-22-2001 |
A system and method for generating a user profile for a user based on a static profile and a dynamic profile of the user. The static profile includes factual user information. The dynamic profile includes... |
| 6236971 |
System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets |
| May-22-2001 |
A system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets. In the present invention, a "digital ticket" is used to entitle the ticket holder to exercise some usage right... |
