| 6021391 |
Method and system for dynamic data encryption |
| Feb-1-2000 |
In a method and system for dynamic data encryption, a source data provider is used to provide a plurality of source data segments, while a segment header generator is employed to generate a plurality of... |
| 6018713 |
Integrated system and method for ordering and cumulative results reporting of medical tests |
| Jan-25-2000 |
A network-based system and method for ordering and cumulative results reporting of medical tests includes a computer operated at a physician location (such as a hospital or physician office) to order tests,... |
| 6018712 |
Method and apparatus for remote program execution to use in computer software protection without the use of encryption |
| Jan-25-2000 |
A storage device, either a Cartridge (40) or a credit-card-like, capable of protecting the program stored inside it by physical measures and a security-logical-lock. Physical measures are anything, from... |
| 6016475 |
System, method, and article of manufacture for generating implicit ratings based on receiver operating curves |
| Jan-18-2000 |
An electronic rating broker is provided. The rating broker includes an input mechanism for obtaining an implicit measure concerning items presented to a user. A processor is operatively coupled to the... |
| 6016476 |
Portable information and transaction processing system and method utilizing biometric authorization and digital certificate security |
| Jan-18-2000 |
The present invention is a portable client PDA with a touch screen or other equivalent user interface and having a microphone and local central processing unit (CPU) for processing voice commands and for... |
| 6014641 |
Method and apparatus for providing open-ended subscriptions to commodity items normally available only through term-based subscriptions |
| Jan-11-2000 |
A system for providing an open-ended subscription to commodity items normally available on a term basis includes a central agent that serves as the front-end for commodity suppliers. This central agent... |
| 6014637 |
Object oriented framework mechanism for fulfillment requirements management |
| Jan-11-2000 |
An object oriented framework mechanism for fulfillment requirements management provides an infrastructure that embodies the steps necessary to manage and coordinate information throughout a given fulfillment... |
| 6014639 |
Electronic catalog system for exploring a multitude of hierarchies, using attribute relevance and forwarding-checking |
| Jan-11-2000 |
This electronic catalog searching system first, calculates attribute relevance (e.g., strongly-relevant, weakly-relevant, and irrelevant) for each node in a hierarchy (e.g., abstraction hierarchy, decompositional... |
| 6014628 |
Method and system for tracking any entity through any set of processes utilizing a temporal projection |
| Jan-11-2000 |
A method and system for generically tracking an entity in a specific domain. The system includes a generic application interface for receiving and processing tracking data regarding a tracked item. The... |
| 6014627 |
Credit management for electronic brokerage system |
| Jan-11-2000 |
An anonymous trading system (FIG. 1) identifies the best bids and offers (QuoteSubmit, FIG. 3) from those counterparties (WS Alal ) with which each party (WS A1b1, WS A1b2, . . . WSA2a2) is currently eligible... |
| 6012034 |
System and method for selecting an intravenous device |
| Jan-4-2000 |
A computer system comprising a control program stored in a memory recommends an intravenous device for infusion therapy based on input entered by a user. The control program includes an execution program... |
| 6012033 |
Proprietary information protection method |
| Jan-4-2000 |
A method for protecting proprietary information. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of the steps of inserting a call to license management code within the proprietary information to... |
| 6012032 |
System and method for accounting of computer data storage utilization |
| Jan-4-2000 |
A system and method (10) of accounting and billing for data storage on a plurality of data storage devices (20) are provided. The data storage is mapped to a number of service levels, which specify varying... |
| 6009406 |
Methodology and computer-based tools for re-engineering a custom-engineered product line |
| Dec-28-1999 |
An in-depth review of a product line is conducted, including customer interviews, in order to identify customer specifications that are more complex than customer needs. Customer needs are quantified,... |
| 6009410 |
Method and system for presenting customized advertising to a user on the world wide web |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A customized advertising repository server is connected on the World Wide Web (WWW), which can be accessed by a registered user through his or her browser either by clicking on an icon, or by inputting... |
| 6009405 |
Ensuring atomicity for a collection of transactional work items in a workflow management system |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A computerized transaction execution with a workflow management systems (WFMS) executes a process model consisting of a network of potentially distributed activities including transactional work items.... |
| 6009401 |
Relicensing of electronically purchased software |
| Dec-28-1999 |
The present invention, generally speaking, provides a mechanism for use in conjunction with Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) that provides purchase documentation and that allows for convenient re-download... |
| 6009400 |
Method and arrangement for alerting customers from purchasing perished items using bar codes with changeable properties when subjected to factors causing perishability |
| Dec-28-1999 |
Retail establishment customers are prevented from unwittingly purchasing perishable items that may have been adversely affected by being subjected to at least one predetermined factor in that an identification... |
| 6006194 |
Computer-implemented system for controlling resources and policies |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A computer-implemented system that can be implemented in human and machine societies to control resources, services, and policy includes issuing tokens to originators in exchange for commissions to be... |
| 6006195 |
Product development system and method using integrated process and data management |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A system, and related method, for managing the development of a project includes a memory device and at least one category definition stored in the memory device. Each category definition is representative... |
| 6006190 |
Computer implemented method and a computer system for enforcing software licenses |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A software licensing enforcement product includes a shell utilizing a device specific hardware product to encrypt the install program and the run program to prevent non-authorized devices form installing... |
| 6003012 |
Methodology and computer-based tools for design, production and sales of customized switchboards |
| Dec-14-1999 |
An in-depth review of the switchboard business, including customer interviews, revealed that customer specifications were more complex than customer needs. Customer needs were quantified, and a reduced... |
| 6002753 |
Method and apparatus for interfacing computers to exchange telephone call business information |
| Dec-14-1999 |
An apparatus and method is provided for exchanging telephone call information between two computers, one of which is coupled to a computerized branch exchange (CBX) which services a plurality of telephone... |
| 5999908 |
Customer-based product design module |
| Dec-7-1999 |
The invention may be embedded in products or services that contain a microprocessor and a facility for communication. The resulting two-way interactive media enables relationships to be built with individual... |
| 5999913 |
Electronic price label system which displays prices in multiple currencies |
| Dec-7-1999 |
An electronic price label (EPL) system which is capable of displaying price information in terms of a plurality of different currencies. The system includes an EPL and a computer. The EPL includes a display,... |
| 5999912 |
Dynamic advertising scheduling, display, and tracking |
| Dec-7-1999 |
Dynamic advertising scheduling, display, and tracking for the world wide web. The invention includes at least one template web page that has conventional HTML codes defining the format and content of the... |
| 5999907 |
Intellectual property audit system |
| Dec-7-1999 |
An intellectual property computer-implemented audit system for valuing an intellectual property portfolio includes a first database storing first information relating to the intellectual property portfolio... |
| 5996006 |
Internet-audiotext electronic advertising system with enhanced matching and notification |
| Nov-30-1999 |
The present invention relates to an electronic advertising system. More specifically, the present invention provides a computer based matching system that is significantly more convenient for the advertiser.... |
| 5995945 |
System and process for inter-domain planning analysis and optimization using model agents as partial replicas of remote domains |
| Nov-30-1999 |
A computer implemented system for inter-domain analysis is disclosed. The system includes a domain engine (234), associated with a first supply chain entity, having a local model representing a supply... |
| 5995015 |
Remote electronic information display system for retail facility |
| Nov-30-1999 |
A system for communicating between a store computer and locations in the les of a retail facility. A hard wired grid connects the store computer to a plurality of transceivers located in zones throughout... |
| 5991745 |
Reverse mortgage loan calculation system and process |
| Nov-23-1999 |
A system and process of calculating monetary payments by a lender to a borrower based on the value of an asset using at least one of a plurality of constants stored in look-up tables. The process includes... |
| 5991735 |
Computer program apparatus for determining behavioral profile of a computer user |
| Nov-23-1999 |
Computer network method and apparatus provides targeting of appropriate audience based on psychographic or behavioral profiles of end users. The psychographic profile is formed by recording computer activity... |
| 5991733 |
Method and computerized system for managing insurance receivable accounts |
| Nov-23-1999 |
A method and computerized system is disclosed for managing insurance receivable accounts. The method provides a combination of specific automation enablers and unique ruled based decision tools which are... |
| 5989034 |
Information organization method, information organization sheet, and display apparatus |
| Nov-23-1999 |
In a hexagonal element extraction method, a hexagonal theme region (0) for writing or inputting a subject or the theme to be given a thought is set, and hexagonal first-layer element regions (1-6) for... |
| 5987425 |
Variable margin pricing system |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A variable margin pricing system and method that generates retail prices based on customer price sensitivity. Products are grouped into pools from a first pool for most price sensitive products to a last... |
| 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... |
| 5987419 |
Automatic securities exchange system which detects communications errors and allows cancellation of orders |
| Nov-16-1999 |
An electronic dealing system including a host system and a plurality of terminal systems and electronically performing matching processing of information on transaction orders placed by the order side... |
| 5983227 |
Dynamic page generator |
| Nov-9-1999 |
An custom page server is provided with user preferences organized into templates stored in compact data structures and the live data used to fill the templates stored local to the page server which is... |
| 5983205 |
Computer-based method for the fair division of ownership of goods |
| Nov-9-1999 |
Two methods, "Adjusted Winner (AW)" and "Proportional Allocation (PA)," are provided for the fair division of a collection of items, which could be either real goods or issues in a dispute, between two... |
| 5983200 |
Intelligent agent for executing delegated tasks |
| Nov-9-1999 |
An intelligent agent executes tasks by using intelligent agent learning modules which store information necessary to execute the tasks. A computer receives a command to execute a task or receives data... |
| 5978811 |
Information repository system and method for modeling data |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A data model for an information repository (10) models data as objects (12), the relationships (14) or interdependencies between the data, their physical storage or access information (18) and rules or... |
| 5978768 |
Computerized job search system and method for posting and searching job openings via a computer network |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A method and apparatus for providing an interactive computer-driven employment recruiting service. The method and apparatus enables an employer to advertise available positions on the Internet, directly... |
| 5978767 |
Method and system for processing career development information |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A system (100) for processing career development information is provided which comprises a plurality of career development files (112). Each career development file is associated with at least one other... |
| 5978766 |
Machine, method and medium for assisted selection of information from a choice space |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A machine, method and computer-readable medium for presenting one or more users with suggestions of items from a choice space, wherein the items chosen for presentation are based upon explicit and/or observed... |
| 5974388 |
Paint customer service information method and apparatus |
| Oct-26-1999 |
An apparatus for providing paint product related information to customers and recording customer telephone calls includes work stations (10, 23) having a memory device (18) storing a plurality of paint... |
| 5970475 |
Electronic procurement system and method for trading partners |
| Oct-19-1999 |
An Electronic Commerce system enables corporate purchasers and suppliers to electronically transact for the purchase and supply of goods/services. The system includes three major hardware and software... |
| 5970463 |
Medical claims integration and data analysis system |
| Oct-19-1999 |
A medical claims analysis system and method categorizes medical claims into episodes of care having predetermined diagnostic cluster types. The system analyzes medical claim items, some of which have principal... |
| 5970468 |
Method and system for communicating between users of a productivity tracking system |
| Oct-19-1999 |
A method and system for facilitating communications between technical support specialists in a call center environment. Under control of a first computer, the system displays on a display device a form... |
| 5970466 |
Graphical computer system and method for appointment scheduling |
| Oct-19-1999 |
A computer program stored in a storage medium and a computer-implemented method for scheduling appointments for an office or business includes program code for displaying screen displays on a computer... |
| 5966699 |
System and method for conducting loan auction over computer network |
| Oct-12-1999 |
A computer system for conducting an electronic loan auction over a computer network such as the Internet. The computer system includes a computer connected to the Internet, which performs the following... |
