| 6131088 |
Electronic catalog system and method |
| Oct-10-2000 |
Methods for accessing product information data and detecting pirated copies of a serialized software program include transmitting a data request query related to a selected product from a remote computer... |
| 6119101 |
Intelligent agents for electronic commerce |
| Sep-12-2000 |
A system for electronic commerce (10) having personal agents (12 and 13) that represent consumers and providers in a virtual marketplace (28). Consumer personal agents conceal the identity of the consumer... |
| 6101485 |
Electronic solicitations for internet commerce |
| Aug-8-2000 |
A method for engaging in electronic commerce over the Internet, comprising the steps of: programming a first electronic mail (e-mail) message to include: a description of at least one product available... |
| 6101483 |
Personal shopping system portable terminal |
| Aug-8-2000 |
The present invention relates to a personal shopping system for combined use in both the home of a user and a shopping establishment. The system includes a host computer which is coupled to a host modem... |
| 6085170 |
Delivery managing system |
| Jul-4-2000 |
A delivery managing system for managing delivery of goods from a distribution center through an agent to a receiver is disclosed. A client provides at least schedule information of the receiver. A distribution... |
| 6085169 |
Conditional purchase offer management system |
| Jul-4-2000 |
A conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system is disclosed for receiving CPOs from one or more customers, such as airline passengers, and for evaluating the received CPOs against a number of CPO... |
| 6078928 |
Site-specific interest profiling system |
| Jun-20-2000 |
A system for capturing, developing and profiling an individual's interests in various sites, exhibits or items on display at an institution or facility and providing site- and/or theme-specific information... |
| 6070149 |
Virtual sales personnel |
| May-30-2000 |
A method for enabling users over a network or over the WWW to interact with an interactive sales representative system for providing sales guidance. The system offers the user products, services, or ideas... |
| 6068183 |
Chip card system |
| May-30-2000 |
A method of delivering advertisement information from a source of advertisement information to a chip card for display on a display element of the chip card. The method includes establishing a communication... |
| 6067528 |
Confidential market making system |
| May-23-2000 |
A system for allowing users to present themselves to an on-line market with a number of information "veils" which, upon removal, reveal increasing levels of confidential information relating to the business... |
| 6055516 |
Electronic sourcing system |
| Apr-25-2000 |
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... |
| 6049801 |
Web site providing professional services |
| Apr-11-2000 |
A web site is provided permitting direct client entry of reminders to a central database for automating delivery of professional services relating to the reminders. |
| 6044363 |
Automatic auction method |
| Mar-28-2000 |
In automatic auction method which makes it unnecessary for bidders to stay before auction terminals at the time of auction and which makes possible auction transactions on an open network on which it is... |
| 6044362 |
Electronic invoicing and payment system |
| Mar-28-2000 |
A system for automated electronic invoicing and payment system for providing remote customer review of automated billing from an invoicer. The system includes invoice presentment electronics having a control... |
| 6029142 |
Electronic catalog system and method |
| Feb-22-2000 |
An apparatus and method are provided for displaying product information data related to at least one product. The method includes the steps of transmitting a data request from the remote computer to the... |
| 6029141 |
Internet-based customer referral system |
| Feb-22-2000 |
Disclosed is an Internet-based referral system that enables individuals and other business entities ("associates") to market products, in return for a commission, that are sold from a merchant's Web site.... |
| 6026429 |
Seamless integration of internet resources |
| Feb-15-2000 |
A mechanism for seanilessly searching and accessing information available through the Internet and other resources is disclosed. The present invention maintains a database of file objects available from... |
| 6023683 |
Electronic sourcing system and method |
| Feb-8-2000 |
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... |
| 6016481 |
Space management system |
| Jan-18-2000 |
An improved system for space management in retail stores is described. The space management system includes price display labels mounted on rails along the edges of shelves in a store. A communications... |
| 6016335 |
Telephone registration system for schools |
| Jan-18-2000 |
The interactive student registration system uses a computer system having a telephone interface providing a multiplicity of incoming telephone lines, a memory, a voice synthesizer output and a data connection... |
| 6014643 |
Interactive securities trading system |
| Jan-11-2000 |
A first individual enters an offer to sell a security on a first data processing system. This offer is sent to a server over a communication network which is available to the public. From the server, the... |
| 6012050 |
Multi-transaction service system |
| Jan-4-2000 |
A customer (80) can request and receive a financial service through any of a number of channels (82,83,84,85,86,87), each connected to channel-specific hardware, respectively a digital telephone (92),... |
| 6011833 |
Talking bouquet |
| Jan-4-2000 |
A service enabling a sending party to arrange through use of an organization offering this service for physical delivery of a gift such as a bouquet of flowers to a receiving party, the gift being accompanied... |
| 6009413 |
System for real time shopping |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A system is disclosed in which a user's personal computer may access a variety of information regarding products and services, through a computer network, in real time. The computer network collects product/service... |
| 6003019 |
Multi-transaction service system |
| Dec-14-1999 |
A customer (80) can request and receive a financial service through any of a number of channels (82,83,84,85,86,87), each connected to channel-specific hardware, respectively a digital telephone (92),... |
| 5991738 |
Automated credit card processing |
| Nov-23-1999 |
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 or vending computer contains certain... |
| 5991380 |
Universal telecommunications services account |
| Nov-23-1999 |
A method and a system for accumulating charges for telecommunications services used during a calling card call, whether the calling card is periodically billed or prepaid. According to the invention, call... |
| 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... |
| 5983207 |
Electronic cash eliminating payment risk |
| Nov-9-1999 |
A system and method to allow gold to circulate as digital cash through the global computer network (Internet) and/or private communication networks much like cash currently circulates in the physical world.... |
| 5983199 |
On-line shopping system |
| Nov-9-1999 |
An on-line shopping system is provided which enables users to do shopping by referring to on-line advertisements posted on home pages. A WWW server and an exchange are connected in one-to-one correspondence.... |
| 5974418 |
Database schema independence |
| Oct-26-1999 |
An application, such as an online merchant system, provides a name for a query stored in a database. The database accesses the query using the name provided by the application. The database next executes... |
| 5970474 |
Registry information system for shoppers |
| Oct-19-1999 |
A product information system for selecting, monitoring and purchasing of products in a retail establishment includes a product selection device, a data processor, a registry retrieval device, a point-of-sale... |
| 5970462 |
On-line pharmacy automated refill system |
| Oct-19-1999 |
An interactive computer request processing system. In the preferred embodiment, the request processing system utilizes telephone and computer equipment to accept refill requests for patient prescriptions.... |
| 5963917 |
Financial system of computers |
| Oct-5-1999 |
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 or vending computer contains certain... |
| 5960407 |
Automated market price analysis system |
| Sep-28-1999 |
A system for estimating price characteristics of a product from classified advertisements comprising a plurality of textual characters, comprises a relevant classified advertisement database, an attribute... |
| 5953706 |
Transportation network system |
| Sep-14-1999 |
A transportation network system and method which integrates communications and data transmission requirements for ground transportation service providers into a single, centrally controlled network. The... |
| 5950172 |
Secured electronic rating system |
| Sep-7-1999 |
A remote communication system for facilitating secure on-line evaluation of goods based upon consumers' satisfaction through electronic media wherein a suitable local user input device in association with... |
| 5930767 |
Transaction methods systems and devices |
| Jul-27-1999 |
A transaction system includes a computer (20) which performs a transaction method comprising steps of receiving a first data element indicating an item in a transaction, receiving a second data element... |
| 5930363 |
Card charging systems |
| Jul-27-1999 |
A security device for use in a card charging system where a service or product providing facility issues services or products by the use of credit from a card. The security device comprises signal transmission... |
| 5909492 |
Network sales system |
| Jun-1-1999 |
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,... |
| 5897622 |
Electronic shopping and merchandising system |
| Apr-27-1999 |
The present invention provides a merchant system for online shopping and merchandising. The merchant system architecture provides great flexibility for a merchant to adapt the merchant system to their... |
| 5890138 |
Computer auction system |
| Mar-30-1999 |
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... |
| 5884282 |
Automated collaborative filtering system |
| Mar-16-1999 |
An automated collaborative filtering (ACF) system for recommending at least one item to a first user based on similarity in preference of the user as compared with other users. The ACF system stores rating... |
| 5884281 |
Electronic grocery lister |
| Mar-16-1999 |
An electronic grocery lister, which stores, displays and prints grocery list items. The device includes a computer which stores names of grocery items according to broad classifications. An user may scroll... |
| 5870716 |
Home terminal and shopping system |
| Feb-9-1999 |
A shopping system includes store terminals for registering purchase and sale of items, a store processor for collectively managing the store terminals, electronic shelf labels capable of setting classification,... |
| 5864829 |
Network charge method and system |
| Jan-26-1999 |
A user who offered the purchase of a commodity or performed down-loading through a network is charged by a safe method. This charge is executed by sending a plurality of passwords, which can be used only... |
| 5859969 |
Remote installation system and method |
| Jan-12-1999 |
Remote installation system and method for enabling a user to obtain any software through a communication line and automatically install it without taking a long time and requiring labor. A host computer... |
| 5852812 |
Billing system for a network |
| Dec-22-1998 |
A billing system for on-line computer networks is disclosed. Customers of the on-line system are billed in their own currency for billable events which are generated. Billable events can include access... |
| 5845262 |
Electronic press information dispatching system |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A system for mainly transferring various information of a newspaper, a magazine, an advertisement, and the like by dot data is provided. Data information provided from a newspaper company, publishing companies,... |
| 5842178 |
Computerized quotation system and method |
| Nov-24-1998 |
A computerized system for forming a computer based communications network of network members inclusive of network buyers and or network vendors for processing requests for quotation for goods and services... |
