| 7025674 |
Method and apparatus for awarding and redeeming promotional points at an electronic game |
| Apr-11-2006 |
An electronic game including at least one display exhibiting a plurality of windows or segments each displaying a different subject matter is disclosed. The different subject matter in each of the plurality... |
| 7024632 |
Trading platform user interface in a many-to-many hub |
| Apr-4-2006 |
The invention provides a user interface, such as used by an electronic trading hub. The interface includes a representation that describes instances in which a participant has won some units, but less... |
| 7024453 |
Reconfigurable audiovisual previewing system and method of operation |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A reconfigurable audiovisual previewing system includes a user interface module, a media communications module, and a plurality of application programs. One of the plurality of application programs is... |
| 7024395 |
Method and system for secure credit card transactions |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A customer making a credit card transaction inserts their smart card into a card reader attached to the merchant's system. The card reader activates the customer's card and passes certain merchant information.... |
| 7024391 |
System, method and program product for sharing information |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A member accessible information system for managing member information, and selectively providing member information to individual members. The members, typically belong to a common industry, such as the... |
| 7024389 |
System and method for using a payroll deduction card as a payment instrument |
| Apr-4-2006 |
The present invention relates to a system and method for using an e-duction card as a payment instrument, whereby a purchase price of articles purchased on-line or off-line is deducted from an employee's... |
| 7024387 |
Automated system for conditional order transactions in securities or other items in commerce |
| Apr-4-2006 |
An apparatus and method of automatically and anonymously buying and selling positions in fungible properties between subscribers. The specific embodiment described in the disclosure relates to the buying... |
| 7024381 |
Approach for renting items to customers |
| Apr-4-2006 |
According to a computer-implemented approach for renting items to customers, customers specify what items to rent using item selection criteria separate from deciding when to receive the specified items.... |
| 7024379 |
Real time push of product availability information |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A method of pushing changes in product shipment dates to a catalog that sends an original availability date for products to the catalog and maintains a capacity scheduling system that utilizes a series... |
| 7024378 |
Retail system with drive-through check-out arrangement |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A novel retail system is provided with an advance ordering system that enables a customer to order a purchase in advance. At least one storage facility is arranged for storing goods available for ordering.... |
| 7024377 |
Method and apparatus for managing electronic commerce |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A method for managing electronic commerce includes storing consumer information. Transactional information is sent to a user. A request made by the consumer to make a transaction and the consumer information... |
| 7020625 |
Method of using product pickup to create direct marketing opportunities |
| Mar-28-2006 |
A method is defined to create marketing opportunities with the knowledge that an individual will be visiting a retail outlet to pick up a product. |
| 7020624 |
Network server for servicing articles of wear |
| Mar-28-2006 |
A network server provides continuous laundry services for articles of wear. Each article has a unique article identifier. The server has a customer database for associating each customer with a unique... |
| 7020623 |
Method of inducing a purchaser to visit a retail outlet at a remote location and of inducing a retail outlet to act as such a remote location |
| Mar-28-2006 |
A method is defined for inducing a purchaser to visit a store at a remote location subsequent to the purchase of a product from a supplier to pick up or to return the product. This is done by providing... |
| 7020622 |
Transaction tracking, managing, assessment, and auditing data processing system and network |
| Mar-28-2006 |
An improved processing system for tracking commerce on the Internet provides for subvariable processing and includes web page scanning to discern fraud or improper content to insure proper promotion of... |
| 7020611 |
User interface selectable real time information delivery system and method |
| Mar-28-2006 |
An information delivery system including a client device and server interconnected by a network passes data files in accordance with a well known protocol. The server creates an audio version of a displayed... |
| 7016892 |
Apparatus and method for delivering information over a network |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method of generating directed content is provided. In the method, a set of lists are received. Each list in the set of lists is associated with a respective web service and each list includes searches... |
| 7016869 |
System and method of changing attributes of an image-based product |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A system and method for changing attributes of an image-based product in which an attribute of a first image is automatically identified and a new value for a product attribute of the image-based product... |
| 7016868 |
Method and system for organizing images |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A system and method for organizing images obtained from at least one image retaining device having a unique identification. The system includes a computer having a database for storing digital images and... |
| 7016867 |
Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear |
| Mar-21-2006 |
The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, stability, and running economy. Unlike the conventional foam materials presently... |
| 7016866 |
System and method for assisting the buying and selling of property |
| Mar-21-2006 |
The invention provides systems and methods for assisting the buying and selling of properties. The invention serves as a single point of contact for sellers, buyers, negotiators and third party service... |
| 7016865 |
Personalization format converter system and method |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A system and method for conveying information about a personalized product are disclosed. A web server processes product personalization information for a vendor. The web server accepts the personalization... |
| 7016864 |
Interactive upsell advisor method and apparatus for internet applications |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A web-based online store user interface enables custom configuration of a computer system according to identification of a user belonging to a prescribed customer set. A configurator configures a computer... |
| 7016863 |
Marketing system and method processing market information of consumers and dealers via a network |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A marketing system is provided wherein consumers disclose their purchase demands so that dealers can purchase the disclosed information. A market information registering unit registers market information... |
| 7016855 |
Method and apparatus for managing a task list using location based filtering |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method for managing a task list utilizes location-based filtering to generate a reminder to a user of a communication device to perform an outstanding task. The communication device is provided with... |
| 7016062 |
Apparatus, method and system for printing from a wireless mobile device over the internet |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method for printing from a wireless mobile device over a computer network including transmitting to a wide area network (WAN) information a user wishes to print using a wireless mobile device. The transmitted... |
| 7016059 |
Printing images in an optimized manner |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method and system of producing image prints and other physical manifestations of images from an order specifying one or more recipients and, for each specified recipient, a set of one or more images... |
| 7013292 |
Method and system for universal gift registry |
| Mar-14-2006 |
A gift system and method enable gift givers to, among other things, each make a respective commitment for a monetary contribution of any giver-desired amount toward a gift for a gift recipient. This system... |
| 7013288 |
Methods and systems for managing the distribution of image capture devices, images, and prints |
| Mar-14-2006 |
The present invention is generally directed to methods and systems for distributing image capture devices, images, and prints. One embodiment of the present invention advantageously provides cameras, such... |
| 7013287 |
Stock preparation monitoring system and method of same |
| Mar-14-2006 |
A stock preparation system includes a stock preparation apparatus and a sensor coupled with the stock preparation apparatus. The sensor is configured for sensing a physical parameter associated with the... |
| 7010697 |
System for dynamically encrypting information for secure internet commerce and providing embedded fulfillment software |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A data distribution system is provided which supplies customers with an executable for requested secured data files to provide the customer with fulfillment software, obviating the need for the customer... |
| 7010570 |
System and method for the controlled progressive disclosure of information |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A system and method of operating a computer network implementing progressive information disclosure is provided. The system and method comprises receiving electronically from a first user a plurality of... |
| 7010534 |
System and method for conducting adaptive search using a peer-to-peer network |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A distributed comparison shopping system is based on a decentralized, distributed architecture utilizing a peer-to-peer network. The system creates an active marketplace with real-time price comparisons,... |
| 7010506 |
Centralized process for addressing request for resource in a large organization |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A centralized agent of an organization receives a request for the resource from at least one of the entities thereof, and reviews each request for the resource. A vendor capable of supplying the resource... |
| 7010505 |
Method of selecting one or more bids in a combinatorial auction |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A method of selecting a winning allocation of bids in a combinatorial auction includes receiving a plurality of bids and designating a subset of the received bids as a current allocation having no overlap... |
| 7010504 |
Competitive buying and selling system and its control method |
| Mar-7-2006 |
There is proposed a competitive buying and selling system that avoids unnatural bidding prices and exclusive possession of resources, stabilizes bidding prices, and provides such an environment that participants... |
| 7010502 |
System and method for keeping consumable items in an image forming apparatus |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A consumable item keeping system and method wherein a consumable item keeping apparatus stores a variety of consumable items at a user side, and a consumable item supplying section is connected to the... |
| 7010497 |
System and method for evaluating and/or monitoring effectiveness of on-line advertising |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A system and a method for measuring and monitoring effectiveness of on-line advertising are provided. The system and method provide a code attached to, for example, an advertising banner of a company that... |
| 7007074 |
Targeted advertisements using time-dependent key search terms |
| Feb-28-2006 |
An advertisement generation system presents a time-dependent advertisement to a user based upon to a search term of a search query during a period of time via a communication network The system includes... |
| 7007014 |
Canonicalization of terms in a keyword-based presentation system |
| Feb-28-2006 |
A presentation system accepts presentations or references to presentations from prospective presenters, some or all of which are stored in a database and referenced by keywords such that presentations... |
| 7006987 |
Efficient implementation of an auction proxy bid engine |
| Feb-28-2006 |
The invention provides a system and method for determining the winner or winners of an on-line auction accepting proxy bids. Proxy bids are bids that do not have a bid price, but instead have ceiling price... |
| 7006986 |
Order file processes for purchasing on the internet using verified order information |
| Feb-28-2006 |
Methods for purchasing of goods or services over the internet. A customer has a customer account set up at a bank with associated account information. The account information includes verification information... |
| 7006979 |
Methods and systems for creating models for marketing campaigns |
| Feb-28-2006 |
Methods and systems for increasing efficiency of a marketing campaign are disclosed. The method uses a system including a database containing customer demographic data and includes the steps of building... |
| 7006977 |
System for automating and improving home design and construction |
| Feb-28-2006 |
A system for providing construction services is provided. The system includes a system computer having query routine software and calculation routine software executing thereon. Query routine software... |
| 7003495 |
Portable electronic authorization system and method |
| Feb-21-2006 |
In one embodiment an apparatus includes a housing; a user authenticator, supported by the housing, that authenticates an identity of a user; at least one memory, supported by the housing, that stores transaction... |
| 7003481 |
Method and apparatus for providing network dependent application services |
| Feb-21-2006 |
A method and apparatus for providing network dependent application services is provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a first group of one or more application service contracts specifying... |
| 7003480 |
GUMP: grand unified meta-protocol for simple standards-based electronic commerce transactions |
| Feb-21-2006 |
A method for facilitating two-party electronic commerce transactions between trading partners on an unsecure network, such as the Internet. In one example, a client makes application for registration by... |
| 7003479 |
Systems and methods for ordering and distributing incentive messages |
| Feb-21-2006 |
Systems and methods associated with ordering, producing and/or distributing incentive messages. Systems can include means for receiving requests for incentive messages, for receiving payment for the incentive... |
| 7000105 |
System and method for transparently providing certificate validation and other services within an electronic transaction |
| Feb-14-2006 |
A system and method are disclosed for transparently providing certificate validation and other services without requiring a separate service request by either a relying customer or subscribing customer.... |
| 7000019 |
Establishment of a deferred network communication session |
| Feb-14-2006 |
A method is provided of establishing network communication later in time between a first endpoint entity accessing an information resource over a network and a second endpoint entity, such as a customer... |
