| 6546309 |
Virtual fitting room |
| Apr-8-2003 |
A method for enabling a customer to virtually try on a selected garment is disclosed. First, a mathematical model of the customer's body and a garment model for the selected garment are retrieved. The... |
| 6535726 |
Cellular telephone-based transaction processing |
| Mar-18-2003 |
A retail transaction system provides enhanced customer convenience and increased transaction security by sending transaction information to a cellular network provider via a customer's digital cellular... |
| 6523010 |
Assistance method and apparatus |
| Feb-18-2003 |
This invention provides for a method of (or apparatus for) facilitating the delivery of advice to consumers using a server unit which can store and display the names and characteristics of experts and... |
| 6505172 |
Electronic sourcing system |
| Jan-7-2003 |
An electronic sourcing system includes a computer that maintains a catalog database of data including product information (such as product identification and descriptive information) relating to catalog... |
| 6496809 |
Electronic ticketing system and method |
| Dec-17-2002 |
The present disclosure provides a method of electronically exchanging tickets for an event in a secondary market from ticket sellers to ticket buyers located at remote terminals. The method comprises associating... |
| 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... |
| 6490443 |
Communication and proximity authorization systems |
| Dec-3-2002 |
A proximity service unit for providing at least one predetermined service for use with multiple types of wireless devices. The proximity service unit includes a multiple channel wireless transceiver, a... |
| 6486768 |
Cart return loyalty credit system |
| Nov-26-2002 |
A system and method for providing an incentive to a cutomer of a store to return a shopping cart to a cart return location. The cart return location, such as a cart corral, has a plurality of detection... |
| 6480846 |
Component electronic catalog |
| Nov-12-2002 |
Image data of various kinds of components and component text data required for mounting of components, e.g., shapes, dimensions, packing forms, colors, and the like of the components, are stored in a storage... |
| 6477509 |
Internet marketing method and system |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A method and system for communication and trade on a network, in which information is directed at the computer screen of a consumer by merchants of goods, services, or information. A lending partner would... |
| 6473739 |
Remote ordering system |
| Oct-29-2002 |
A system and method for enabling patrons at large-scale spectator events at confined venues having identifiable seats utilizes conventional or special hand-held, wireless communication devices to self-order... |
| 6454174 |
Method for reading electronic tickets |
| Sep-24-2002 |
This invention produces a unique number that identifies the purchaser of the ticket based upon information obtained about the purchaser and the purchaser's computer system during the purchase of the ticket.... |
| 6453306 |
Internet commerce method and apparatus |
| Sep-17-2002 |
A system that permits commercial transactions over a network of computers is described. In one example, the network of computers supports communications between business relation data structures. The business... |
| 6449599 |
Network sales system |
| Sep-10-2002 |
A network-based sales system includes at least one buyer computer for operation by a user desiring to buy a product, at least one merchant computer, and at least one payment computer. The buyer computer,... |
| 6434536 |
Methods and systems for commerce |
| Aug-13-2002 |
Methods and systems are offered to create, eliminate and/or modify trade channels. These can utilize a variety of communication media, including computer networks and the network of interconnected machines... |
| 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... |
| 6418418 |
Transaction information processing system |
| Jul-9-2002 |
An information processing system for transactions by telephone of the present invention comprises a receiving terminal, operated by an operator, for inputting information from a customer taken over a telephone,... |
| 6415269 |
Interactive remote auction bidding system |
| Jul-2-2002 |
An interactive remote auction bidding system for conducting an auction among participants located at remote locations from the auction site utilizes a data input device for communication over a network... |
| 6415265 |
Multi-level marketing computer network server |
| Jul-2-2002 |
A server system for multi-level vending of any electronically transferable product through a communications network directly to a customer's computer. This server system (herein called a Sales Support... |
| 6408281 |
Multi-level marketing computer network server |
| Jun-18-2002 |
A server system for multi-level vending of any electronically transferable product through a communications network directly to a customer's computer. This server system (herein called a Sales Support... |
| 6408280 |
Data driven constraints engine |
| Jun-18-2002 |
Described are a system and method for automatically evaluating system constraints which are represented by strings of symbols. A string of symbols each of the constraints as a function of certain system... |
| 6397189 |
Computer jukebox and jukebox network |
| May-28-2002 |
A central management system manages a plurality of computer jukeboxes and communicates compressed digital data with each jukebox via a transmission link. The management system also includes a host computer... |
| 6381584 |
Computers in a financial system |
| Apr-30-2002 |
An automated payment system particularly suited for purchases over a distributed computer network such as the Internet. In such a distributed computer network, a "merchant" computer contains certain promotional... |
| 6366196 |
Restaurant waiter paging system |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A waiter paging system is provided for use in a restaurant. The system includes a plurality of table transmitters (there being one transmitter at each table) which transmit a "waiter call" signal and a... |
| 6351738 |
Collective business system |
| Feb-26-2002 |
A collective business system including participants engaged in a common field of business endeavor, a plurality of suppliers of business support mechanisms of interest to the participants and a for-profit... |
| 6343738 |
Automatic broker tools and techniques |
| Feb-5-2002 |
The invention provides sampling, escrowing, and other tools and techniques for facilitating transactions that involve digital goods. Transactions may be of the goods-for-payment type, or they may be barter... |
| 6343277 |
Energy network commerce system |
| Jan-29-2002 |
A computer-assisted method of facilitating a transaction between an energy consumer-client desiring an energy contract and an energy supplier. The method includes posting a buy order where the supplier... |
| 6336100 |
Online shopping system |
| Jan-1-2002 |
An online shopping system has a server, at least one virtual store provided on the server and a plurality of pieces of customers terminal equipment electrically connected to the server. Each customer's... |
| 6330550 |
Cross-media notifications for e-commerce |
| Dec-11-2001 |
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention facilitate a transaction between a user and a party represented by a server on a network. When the user agrees to enter a transaction with the... |
| 6324521 |
Network photograph service system |
| Nov-27-2001 |
Upon providing a network photograph service, a prompt service can be provided to a customer without losing the advantage thereof such as ease of understanding where to access and collective data management.... |
| 6324518 |
Electronic information utilization promotion system |
| Nov-27-2001 |
Use right processing for mere viewing and listening of information and utilization right processing for utilization in users' own works can be separately performed, thereby reducing useless right processing... |
| 6314406 |
Customer information network |
| Nov-6-2001 |
A retail customer information system which includes: at least one data processing device including a data storage adapted for selectively storing marketing data in a plurality of data fields. The customer... |
| 6301574 |
System for providing business information |
| Oct-9-2001 |
An apparatus, method and data structure for communicating business information, including outsourcing information. Contractor provide information regarding their products and services into the system.... |
| 6298348 |
Consumer profiling system |
| Oct-2-2001 |
A consumer profiling system is presented in which consumer profiles are formed and updated based on their purchases. The consumer profiles contain both demographic data and product preferences. Purchase... |
| 6285987 |
Internet advertising system |
| Sep-4-2001 |
A system for providing advertisements from a central server to viewers who access web sites. The central server stores both advertisements which are to be displayed and an information data base. The data... |
| 6285985 |
Advertising-subsidized and advertising-enabled software |
| Sep-4-2001 |
The present invention, generally speaking, provides a mechanism allowing a software developer to present advertisements through a software program. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention,... |
| 6269343 |
On-line marketing system and method |
| Jul-31-2001 |
The present invention provides a method and system that allows sellers to communicate conditional offers to potential buyers. The conditions include prices that depend on the aggregate amount of goods... |
| 6266652 |
Computer auction system |
| Jul-24-2001 |
An auction system is disclosed which allows users to participate using their own computers suitably connected to the auction system. Preferably, this connection uses INTERNET. The invention involves a... |
| 6260047 |
Inventory management system |
| Jul-10-2001 |
A method for selecting an optimum time period from an inventory of available time periods, where each time period has a predetermined duration including selected and unselected time portions and an associated... |
| 6253208 |
Information access |
| Jun-26-2001 |
An information access system is provided to create and maintain a rapidly accessible index to information extracted from information sources accessible over the Internet. The information access system... |
| 6249771 |
Information providing system |
| Jun-19-2001 |
An information providing system according to this invention comprises a center for providing information, and at least one terminal for accepting an offer of information from the center. The terminal comprises... |
| 6236977 |
Computer implemented marketing system |
| May-22-2001 |
A state-event engine manages behavior over time in response to events in deterministic fashion from user-supplied rules and policies for a set of dynamic objects. The campaign engine selectively generates... |
| 6226618 |
Electronic content delivery system |
| May-1-2001 |
Disclosed is a method and apparatus of securely providing data to a user's system. The data is encrypted so as to only be decryptable by a data decrypting key, the data decrypting key being encrypted using... |
| 6188994 |
Internet billing method |
| Feb-13-2001 |
An Internet billing method comprises establishing an agreement between an Internet access provider and a customer, and an agreement between the Internet access provider and a vendor, wherein the Internet... |
| 6178408 |
Method of redeeming collectible points |
| Jan-23-2001 |
A method for redeeming collectible points using on-line bidding for promotional items. Promotional points are collected by consumer purchases of products associated with the points or other consumer behavior.... |
| 6175823 |
Electronic gift certificate system |
| Jan-16-2001 |
An electronic gift certificate system is disclosed which distributes electronic gift certificates in the form of e-mail documents that include hyperlinks for automating the redemption process. When a gift... |
| 6154879 |
Tokenless biometric ATM access system |
| Nov-28-2000 |
The present invention provides a method for tokenless biometric access to financial accounts at an institution using an automated teller machine. This method comprises a user registration step, wherein... |
| 6144955 |
Work flow management system |
| Nov-7-2000 |
A work flow management system has circulation control functions for carrying out branching, queuing, dividing, broadcasting, recovering, holding and substitute of a circulation material in the work flow... |
| 6144941 |
Intelligent transaction |
| Nov-7-2000 |
A plurality of steps, which are intended to modify the data in a transaction, form a transaction (40) comprising statements (41, 42, 43). In the method according to the invention there is formed a data... |
| 6134533 |
Multi-level marketing computer network server |
| Oct-17-2000 |
A server system for multi-level vending of any electronically transferable product through a communications network directly to a customer's computer. This server system (herein called a Sales Support... |
