| 5798939 |
System for optimizing power network design reliability |
| Aug-25-1998 |
A computer workstation-based interactive tool for assessing the reliability of power systems is disclosed. This tool can be used to determine the effect on the reliability of both substations and bulk... |
| 5797134 |
Motor vehicle monitoring system for determining a cost of insurance |
| Aug-18-1998 |
A method and system of determining a cost of automobile insurance based upon monitoring, recording and communicating data representative of operator and vehicle driving characteristics. The cost is adjustable... |
| 5796604 |
System comprising a machine for the communication of pricing changes |
| Aug-18-1998 |
In a system comprising a communication machine in an installation and a plurality of devices distributed on an information transmission medium, said machine comprises means for the reception of information... |
| 5793632 |
Cost estimating system using parametric estimating and providing a split of labor and material costs |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A parametric cost estimating model, which can be software-based, provides a capability for inputting specific labor rates and burdening or overhead information for a given installation. Other inputs are... |
| 5771289 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting electronic data using attached electronic credits to pay for the transmission |
| Jun-23-1998 |
A method and apparatus for transmitting electronic messages wherein payment is required for the transmission. Payment is made as messages are transmitted using previously obtained electronic stamps or... |
| 5768521 |
General purpose metering mechanism for distribution of electronic information |
| Jun-16-1998 |
A computer network system that contains a metering mechanism which can meter the flow of electronic information to a client computer within a network. The information can be generated by a publisher and... |
| 5761651 |
Software charging system and software data utilization permitting device |
| Jun-2-1998 |
A software charging system includes a utilization permitting device for giving permission to use a software storing medium storing ciphered programs or data (software); and an authorization center capable... |
| 5758331 |
Computer-assisted sales system for utilities |
| May-26-1998 |
A computer-based system for generating customized proposals relating to consumption and cost of utilities. The system receives and stores information related to a utility company's services and conservation... |
| 5745880 |
System to predict optimum computer platform |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A system to evaluate movement of computer application functions from an existing computer system platform to an alternate computer system platform. The process includes determining the cost of a generic... |
| 5742500 |
Pump station control system and method |
| Apr-21-1998 |
The pump station control system and method monitors and displays a time history of the operating parameters of a pump station. Sensed operating parameters are transmitted to an operator in real time and... |
| 5737227 |
Software planning program for coatings |
| Apr-7-1998 |
An interactive computer program for forecasting, prioritizing, planning and tracking paint, coating and lining maintenance work for the Facility assets of industrial and commercial complexes using an IBM... |
| 5734571 |
Method for modifying data loaded into memory cells of an electronic postage meter machine |
| Mar-31-1998 |
In a method for modifying data loaded into memory cells of an electronic postage meter machine having a microprocessor which executes steps for a routine controlled by an external storage medium, a data... |
| 5732401 |
Activity based cost tracking systems |
| Mar-24-1998 |
A system for tracking costs of medical procedures by monitoring the movements of personnel, supplies and equipment and processing data on these movements to produce detailed and accurate cost accounting... |
| 5729458 |
Cost zones |
| Mar-17-1998 |
A cost zone about an origin on an digital map includes the area on the map that can be traveled to, from the origin, which has a cost of travel less than a predetermined cost. The cost can be measured... |
| 5724244 |
Microwave oven and a cash register system including the same |
| Mar-3-1998 |
A microwave oven and a cash register system of a store in which an employee of a store, who is requested to operate the microwave oven, can run the store efficiently while reducing the waiting time for... |
| 5717595 |
Integrated automated vehicle analysis |
| Feb-10-1998 |
An integrated highly automated vehicle analysis system employs a technician terminal for displaying a plurality of inspection screens, and for entering inspection results. The technician terminal generates... |
| 5694323 |
Monitoring system with particular application to monitoring a cash-basis operation |
| Dec-2-1997 |
The invention enables an operation to be monitored directly by a single person at a monitoring site. Certain predefined activities at one or more operating sites are automatically monitored. Information... |
| 5657233 |
Integrated automated vehicle analysis |
| Aug-12-1997 |
An integrated highly automated vehicle analysis system employs a technician terminal for displaying a plurality of inspection screens, and for entering inspection results. The technician terminal generates... |
| 5657223 |
Method for seismic data processing using depth slice decomposition |
| Aug-12-1997 |
A method of processing geophysical data on a parallel processor. The method involves decomposition of an analysis cube into depth slices, a second decomposition of a data acquisition cube into traveltime... |
| 5631827 |
Logistics system for automating transportation of goods |
| May-20-1997 |
The various transportation logistics tasks, such as order processing, order fulfillment, transportation of goods and tracking, are assigned to individual client/server objects which make up the building... |
| 5581463 |
Pay-per-use access to multiple electronic test capabilities and tester resources |
| Dec-3-1996 |
A system and method for testing an electronic circuit is disclosed. The system includes a circuit board test platform having multiple electronic test capabilities and multiple hardware resources, and a... |
| 5548773 |
Digital parallel processor array for optimum path planning |
| Aug-20-1996 |
The invention computes the optimum path across a terrain or topology represented by an array of parallel processor cells interconnected between neighboring cells by links extending along different directions... |
| 5548282 |
Electronic shelf edge price display system |
| Aug-20-1996 |
A system for electronically displaying prices on shelves. To improve operational reliability and to reduce the field strengths emitted, the invention teaches that the transmitter elements are laid in the... |
| 5546564 |
Cost estimating system |
| Aug-13-1996 |
A data estimating system for estimating a value of the highest probability which would correspond to a desired factor by statistically processing data having been determined from a plurality of factors.... |
| 5539393 |
Information system |
| Jul-23-1996 |
An information system comprises a master station (2, 10) controlling information to be displayed on a number of information units (30, 40) arranged remotely from said master station. The master station... |
| 5506661 |
Image forming apparatus |
| Apr-9-1996 |
An image forming apparatus for forming image information corresponding to an image of original document on recording sheets includes a sheet size sensor device for detecting the size of the recording sheets,... |
| 5481463 |
Pay-per-use access to multiple electronic test capabilities |
| Jan-2-1996 |
A system and method for testing an electronic circuit is disclosed. The system includes a circuit board test platform having multiple electronic test capabilities, and a pay-per-use module that is coupled... |
| 5412575 |
Pay-per-use access to multiple electronic test capabilities |
| May-2-1995 |
A system and method for testing an electronic circuit is disclosed. The system includes a circuit board test platform having multiple electronic test capabilities, and a pay-per-use module that is coupled... |
| 5394324 |
Auction-based control system for energy resource management in a building |
| Feb-28-1995 |
An auction-based apparatus and method for supplying temperature conditioned air. Each room in an office building makes a bid based on a difference between an actual temperature of the room and a desired... |
| 5386369 |
License metering system for software applications |
| Jan-31-1995 |
An improved software metering system is disclosed. In one embodiment the metering system is in a hardware based "dongle" style meter that plugs into a port of the computer system on which the metered software... |
| 5383129 |
Method of estimating cost of printing materials used to print a job on a printing apparatus |
| Jan-17-1995 |
There is provided a method of estimating cost of printing materials used to print a job on a printing apparatus. The method includes the steps of: storing billing rates reflecting the cost of printing... |
| 5382779 |
Shelf price label verification apparatus and method |
| Jan-17-1995 |
A price verification method for retail stores using shelf pricing, and apparatus therefor, in which the shelf labels are provided with an extended bar code having the item number and price of the item.... |
| 5377098 |
Method and apparatus for compiling data relating to damage extent, panel and chassis member rectification work, painting work and costs |
| Dec-27-1994 |
The amount of time required to perform panel beating and/or repainting and like repair work is estimated by sequentially compiling data which indicate which panel is damaged, the degree of the damage,... |
| 5349535 |
Battery condition monitoring and recording system for electric vehicles |
| Sep-20-1994 |
A device for accumulating information about storage batteries, especially useful for electric vehicles, in which a microcomputer having memory and associated sensors is built into each battery pack. The... |
| 5337258 |
Cost metrics |
| Aug-9-1994 |
A resource oriented host computer-printer system is disclosed in which the host computer and printer share information and data processing duties. A system and method for analyzing the execution times... |
| 5317503 |
Apparatus for calculating a repair cost of a damaged car |
| May-31-1994 |
Necessary information in an estimate of repair cost of a damaged car, for example, damage types, repair work items, parts names, values of repair cost are stored. By displaying these information on a screen... |
| 5315521 |
Chemical process optimization method |
| May-24-1994 |
A method for producing two or more products from a production site such as an air separation plant to satisfy a given demand for each of the products in which energy consumption and the rate of product... |
| 5301234 |
Radiotelephone installation for prepayment operation with security protection |
| Apr-5-1994 |
In the course of the intercommunication between the base station and the autonomous telephone set, the first means of authentication initially generates a keyword dependent on the call charge for the current... |
| 5257179 |
Audit and pricing system for coin-operated games |
| Oct-26-1993 |
An audit system for recording the activation of coin-operated electronic equipment and the amounts of money collected employing a real-time clock to time stamp information recorded in non-volatile or battery... |
| 5255207 |
Method for designing and detailing cabinets |
| Oct-19-1993 |
An interactive method for designing and detailing cabinets utilizes a computer for storing design constraints and standards in a database and for performing the tedious parts of cabinet placement, costing,... |
| 5249120 |
Automated manufacturing costing system and method |
| Sep-28-1993 |
An automated manufacturing cost estimating method and system with indirect cost allocation which identifies a material in an initial state for manufacturing a product in a final state; defines an operation... |
| 5196686 |
Checkout system with inlaid checkout counter keypad |
| Mar-23-1993 |
A checkout counter includes an optical scanning system mounted therein for projecting scanning light beams through an aperture in the counter for scanning a coded label attached to a merchandise item positioned... |
| 5172314 |
Apparatus for communicating price changes including printer and display devices |
| Dec-15-1992 |
An improved price updating apparatus for use in retail store pricing systems has an input for receiving update data indicative of a product for which a price change is desired and the changed price. The... |
| 5140526 |
Partitioning of Boolean logic equations into physical logic devices |
| Aug-18-1992 |
An automated system for partitioning a set of Boolean logic equations onto one or more devices selected from a plurality of commercially available devices. The system utilizes a processor having a memory... |
| 5109337 |
Conceptual design tool |
| Apr-28-1992 |
A conceptual design tool uses a sketch sheet approach on a computer display to enter the functional design of a product, thereby encouraging the designer to use a top down approach to the design process.... |
| 5081591 |
Optimizing reactive power distribution in an industrial power network |
| Jan-14-1992 |
A system and method for optimizing the costs associated with the generation and flow of reactive power in an industrial plant connected to receive power from an electrical power utility and including a... |
| 5063506 |
Cost optimization system for supplying parts |
| Nov-5-1991 |
A cost estimation system estimates the cost of supplying parts to a manufacturing facility. The system comprises a first database for storing cost information for various supply methods including air freight,... |
| 5050031 |
Video cassette rental system and method and record playback counter therefor |
| Sep-17-1991 |
A computerized video record rental system and method in which a video record unit such as a tape cassette is provided with an integral counting device for counting the number of times the record is played.... |
| 5005125 |
Surveillance, pricing and inventory system |
| Apr-2-1991 |
An EAS (electronic article surveillance) system and tag of type responsive to incident energy comprising EAS messages and other messages related to pricing and identification of articles includes circuitry... |
| 4984170 |
Automatic ticket vending machine |
| Jan-8-1991 |
Two different values of fare or fee are previously stored, and tickets are issued or vended at the first fare or fee in specific day and time and at the second fare or fee in other day and time. That is,... |
