| 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... |
| 7035816 |
System and method for reduced cost purchasing |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A system and method which enables a customer, for example a business or individual, to purchase one or more goods/services from one of a plurality of suppliers offering the one or more goods/services at... |
| 7020616 |
Evaluation system for equipment vendors |
| Mar-28-2006 |
The evaluation system (1) registers equipment and service vendors, such as design offices, etc. as members (7,8,9), and registers design requests and construction requests for elevators according... |
| 7010494 |
Performing predictive pricing based on historical data |
| Mar-7-2006 |
Techniques are described for using predictive pricing information for items to assist in evaluating buying and/or selling decisions in various ways, such as on behalf of end-user item acquirers and/or... |
| 7004398 |
Stored-value card with edible product |
| Feb-28-2006 |
A stored-value card assembly including a stored-value card, an edible product, and a wrapper. The stored-value card defines a first generally planar surface and a second generally planar surface opposite... |
| 7003501 |
Method for preventing fraudulent use of credit cards and credit card information, and for preventing unauthorized access to restricted physical and virtual sites |
| Feb-21-2006 |
A method and a system for enabling secure authentication of a user in a computerized card access transaction. A card, identified by an identification number is issued to the user, containing software for... |
| 7003487 |
Automated management system |
| Feb-21-2006 |
A bid estimating system and method is provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a processor that accesses a database of existing customer information specific to that customer.... |
| 6999949 |
Method, system and program product for providing an electronic order confirmation in an electronic transaction |
| Feb-14-2006 |
An electronic order confirmation for a made-to-order or out-of-stock item in an electronic transaction is provided to a public electronic environment (e.g., a browser on a global computer network) from... |
| 6996546 |
System and methods for digital receipts |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A secure system for creating digital receipts, while minimizing the amount of data that is encoded in the digital receipt. The digital receipt provides authentication for a transaction. A digital receipt... |
| 6993494 |
Resource price management incorporating indirect value |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A method and system of managing value from a resource such as hotel rooms by taking into account indirect value, such as gaming value, in determining recommended bid prices. Observed and/or estimated indirect... |
| 6990473 |
Information management system |
| Jan-24-2006 |
One or a plurality of commodities are placed in a commodity exhibition shelf (8). Information peculiar to any commodity is read using an input device (2) under the control of a control device... |
| 6987987 |
Method and system for providing advanced notice of cost to access web content |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A method and system for providing advanced notice of cost to access web content. During transmission of web content over a communication path between a content server and a client station, an intermediation... |
| 6983253 |
Process for providing a printed automobile adjustment estimate |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A process for providing a printed insurance adjustment estimate includes a wireless LAN. Each portable computer is connected by a wireless system, including radio transceivers, to a file server and printer.... |
| 6980964 |
Virtual print market place |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A method to create a virtual print market place using one or more interconnected computers comprising collecting market information comprising an identity of service providers and the print services and... |
| 6980098 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program executed in information processing apparatus |
| Dec-27-2005 |
An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program executed in the information processing apparatus. The invention is applied to the calculation of a premium and includes... |
| 6978257 |
System and method for measuring and pricing midrange computer server outsourcing services |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A server support matrix system and method for measuring and pricing information technology services provided by small, midrange and large servers. The inventive system and method assigns capacity units... |
| 6978253 |
Systems and methods for transacting business over a global communications network such as the internet |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A business model/process is described for conducting business transactions over the Internet, allowing buyers to reduce the price of the selected product/service based on the buyer's performance during... |
| 6973514 |
Printing system adapted to change a printing operation to be performed based on a result of an accounting operation |
| Dec-6-2005 |
There is disclosed a printer or copying machine which operates according to several different functional and operational modes, a host computer which sends a print or copy order to the printer or copying... |
| 6973436 |
Method for transacting an advertisement transfer |
| Dec-6-2005 |
A method for transacting an advertisement transfer from an advertisement distributor to a visitor, when a visitor visits a communication node, includes the steps of constructing a visitor profile and broadcasting... |
| 6971026 |
Method and apparatus for evaluating security and method and apparatus for supporting the making of security countermeasure |
| Nov-29-2005 |
A security support and evaluation system in accordance with the present invention accepts from an operator via an input unit 16, a first specification of a system to be evaluated and a second specification... |
| 6968325 |
System and method for automatically adjusting merchandise pricing at a service-oriented interface terminal based upon the quantity of users present at the terminal |
| Nov-22-2005 |
A business method prompts users of electronic payment cards and automatically adjusts automobile fuel pricing based upon the number of passengers in a vehicle at a refueling station. When the driver stops... |
| 6968324 |
Method, system and program product for evaluating a computational processing capacity migration between computer platforms |
| Nov-22-2005 |
A method, system and program product for determining a cost differential resulting from a migration of computational workloads between computer platforms is disclosed herein. Information regarding current... |
| 6968323 |
Dynamic allocation and pricing of resources of web server farm |
| Nov-22-2005 |
The present invention relates to a computer implementable system and method for allocation and pricing of classified resources of a web server farm to customers by a resource center comprising means for... |
| 6965883 |
Charging mechanism for multicasting |
| Nov-15-2005 |
An apparatus for calculating a cost of receiving multicast data from a multicast session. A multicast network includes at least one multicast service, each multicast service including at least one multicast... |
| 6965882 |
Method and system for seeking bids |
| Nov-15-2005 |
Methods and systems are disclosed which relate to seeking auction bids via interface surfaces printed with information and coded data. The coded data, encoded visibly or invisibly, may be queried by an... |
| 6965867 |
Methods and apparatus for allocating, costing, and pricing organizational resources |
| Nov-15-2005 |
This invention is a means both to allocate all types of resources for commercial, governmental, or non-profit organizations and to price such resources. A linear programming process makes fulfillment allocations... |
| 6963861 |
Method and system for resolution of carrier specific data utilizing a generic data model |
| Nov-8-2005 |
A system and method of retrieving shipment data uses destination information, as well as the carrier and level of service data models to retrieve the appropriate shipment data which complies with the selected... |
| 6963854 |
Target pricing system |
| Nov-8-2005 |
A business process and computer system known as the "Target Pricing System" (TPS) that generates an optimum bid or value for a competitively bid good or service. The system is resident on one or more host... |
| 6928422 |
System for accepting non life harming mail from people who are authorized to deposit mail in a receptacle |
| Aug-9-2005 |
A system that determines if mail contains life-harming materials before the mail enters the interior of a receptacle, i.e., mail box. This invention accomplishes the foregoing by issuing identification... |
| 6925449 |
Method and system for customizing a distribution network based on market conditions |
| Aug-2-2005 |
A method for pricing a product by a wholesaler. The method comprises providing a master database of product information to a distributor, receiving a selection of products from the distributor, wherein... |
| 6920438 |
System and method for employing digital postage marks as part of value-added services in a mailing system |
| Jul-19-2005 |
System and method for providing confirmation relating to the distribution of a mailpiece within a mailing system includes a determination of postal data required for postage evidencing of a mailpiece originated... |
| 6915280 |
Method and apparatus for printing postage |
| Jul-5-2005 |
The present invention is a postage meter apparatus and method for printing in which print software is decoupled from print data such that print image data can change without impacting software. The decoupling... |
| 6910182 |
Method and apparatus for generating structured documents for various presentations and the uses thereof |
| Jun-21-2005 |
The use of a method/apparatus for generating structured documents is disclosed. A counter is coupled for a product implementing the method/apparatus. When the counter is permitted to increment, the structured... |
| 6910024 |
System for pricing-based quality of service (PQoS) control in networks |
| Jun-21-2005 |
A data flow system, where a source 100 transmits a reservation packet to an ingress element 102. The ingress element 102 polices incoming message traffic and collects data flow information. Quality of... |
| 6910022 |
Usage rights grammar and digital works having usage rights created with the grammar |
| Jun-21-2005 |
A system for associating usage rights with digital content. Usage rights are created from a grammar. The usage rights specify a manner of use indicating one or more stated purposes for which the digital... |
| 6907399 |
Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system |
| Jun-14-2005 |
A system and method include means for processing a cryptographic certificate adapted to provide security functionality. A register means is provided and means for adjusting the register means to account... |
| 6898581 |
Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system |
| May-24-2005 |
A system and method include means for processing a cryptographic certificate adapted to provide security functionality. A register means is provided and means for adjusting the register means to account... |
| 6898580 |
Single board computer quotation and design system and method |
| May-24-2005 |
The present invention is a virtual product designer that allows a user to provide specifications for a custom board level product and receive an instantaneous cost quotation and feasibility assessment... |
| 6889203 |
Method and system for customizing a distribution network based on market conditions |
| May-3-2005 |
A method for pricing a product by a wholesaler. The method comprises providing a master database of product information to a distributor, receiving a selection of products from the distributor, wherein... |
| 6882985 |
Marketplace system fees enhancing market share and participation |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A method for use by buyers and sellers in the execution of trades. The price of each executed trade within the system is logged. Next, a trend line is derived from the logged trades. The trading fee for... |
| 6871181 |
System and method of assessing and rating vendor risk and pricing of technology delivery insurance |
| Mar-22-2005 |
A method and system for providing a standardization and commoditizing the process of technology contracts and creating method for assessing, scoring, ranking and rating technology vendors for the purpose... |
| 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,... |
| 6868395 |
Business transactions using the internet |
| Mar-15-2005 |
In a campaign, a customer's file is reviewed to determine the offer or solicitation to send to the customer and the time such will remain open, and an e-mail message is sent to the customer that contains... |
| 6868386 |
Monitoring system for determining and communicating a cost of insurance |
| Mar-15-2005 |
A method and system for communicating insurance related services between an insured and an insurer through an Internet communication scheme includes a processing system for processing acquired event and... |
| 6865556 |
Identification of seeds or plants using phenotypic markers |
| Mar-8-2005 |
Utilizing phenotypic markers in seeds or plants to allow qualitative detection of a proprietary trait in the harvest, to allow a quantitative calculation of the amount of the trait, and to facilitate the... |
| 6862110 |
Method and apparatus for controlling page cost in an image-rendering device |
| Mar-1-2005 |
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling page cost in an image rendering device. More particularly, the invention relates to a system and technique that facilitates the limitations... |
| 6853989 |
System and method for selecting and accounting for value-added services with a closed system meter |
| Feb-8-2005 |
System and method are provided for selecting and accounting for value-added services with a closed system metering device. A scanning device coupled to the closed system postage meter scans information,... |
| 6851604 |
Method and apparatus for providing price updates |
| Feb-8-2005 |
A computer implemented method and system for providing price updates is provided. Data is received by a system. The received data is filtered by the system to identify triggers in the received data. Actions... |
| 6850903 |
Method and system for customizing a distribution network based on market conditions |
| Feb-1-2005 |
A method for pricing a product by a wholesaler. The method comprises providing a master database of product information to a distributor, receiving a selection of products from the distributor, wherein... |
| 6842738 |
System and method for providing property value estimates |
| Jan-11-2005 |
A system preprocesses property value estimates based on stored property data. It stores the computed property value estimates in a forecast data repository. The system obtains updates or new property data... |
