| 5926799 |
Computerized linens management system for hotels and similar institutions |
| Jul-20-1999 |
In a computerized linens management system for a hotel, room attendants place soiled linens in bags identified with corresponding room numbers. All soiled items placed in each room bag and all linen items... |
| 5923014 |
Computerized shipment error proofing system and method |
| Jul-13-1999 |
The invention includes a method for error proofing shipments where users are presented with the options of parts marking, parts verification or pack verification using an output device. A user option choice... |
| 5917422 |
System and method of assigning an electronic serial number to a radio frequency device |
| Jun-29-1999 |
A system and method of assigning an electronic serial number to a radio frequency (RF) device which minimizes handling of RF devices. The system includes a first isolation chamber which programs a first... |
| 5909023 |
Online shopping support method and system for sales promotions based on the purchase history of users |
| Jun-1-1999 |
An online shopping support method and system capable of supplying proper services matching user specific needs and conditions. Purchase history information of each good purchased by each user is stored... |
| 5897624 |
Enhanced (R,S,S) policy for periodic review single-item inventory control |
| Apr-27-1999 |
A computer implemented method provides decision support for how much of an inventory item to order and when to order where the review period is different from a basic time unit for demand realization and... |
| 5897623 |
Interface method for providing information about items on a list for interactive television |
| Apr-27-1999 |
An interface system and method for providing information concerning items available via an interactive system and service is disclosed. In one embodiment of the method of the present invention, the method... |
| 5893906 |
Managing work in a computing application |
| Apr-13-1999 |
An automated system (30) is provided for managing work in a computing application. The system (30) includes an interface (32, 38) which can receive inventory information (11) for the computing application.... |
| 5893076 |
Supplier driven commerce transaction processing system and methodology |
| Apr-6-1999 |
A transaction processing system for processing business transactions between a supplier and retailer is provided. The transaction processing system may comprise a retailer processor, a replenishment processor,... |
| 5878416 |
Automated system and method for matching an item of business property to a recipient |
| Mar-2-1999 |
An automated system (10) for matching an item of business property to a recipient includes an inventory database (32) containing inventory data (34) concerning the item. A match module (30) is coupled... |
| 5870745 |
Automated system and method for processing and tracking requests and responses required for repetitive tasks |
| Feb-9-1999 |
A system and method for automatically processing and tracking the processing of requests are described. Instructions for processing requests of interest are received. In a preferred embodiment, the requests... |
| 5870733 |
Automated system and method for providing access data concerning an item of business property |
| Feb-9-1999 |
An automated system (10) for providing access data (42) concerning an item of business property includes a master database (34) containing master data (36) concerning the item and an accesser (16) that... |
| 5870711 |
Method and system for management of cargo claims |
| Feb-9-1999 |
The method and system allow a carrier of cargo to effectively manage a system to process customer cargo claims. The method and system utilize a computer, a storage medium, and programing to organize incoming... |
| 5850187 |
Integrated electronic tag reader and wireless communication link |
| Dec-15-1998 |
A method and apparatus for object identification which includes a portable electronic tag reader having a transceiver capable both of reading identification information from electronic tags and transmitting... |
| 5848399 |
Computer system for allowing a consumer to purchase packaged goods at home |
| Dec-8-1998 |
A system for generating images representative of a store shelf includes a retail space management system for generating information describing product and shelf sizes and locations in three dimensions,... |
| 5842179 |
Method and apparatus for inventorying laboratory specimens |
| Nov-24-1998 |
The new method is particularly useful for inventorying frozen laboratory specimens such as found in a hospital or research center. The method includes placing a specimen at a primary location in a freezer,... |
| 5794213 |
Method and apparatus for reforming grouped items |
| Aug-11-1998 |
Articles such as garments to be cleaned are associated in a group (e.g., one customer's order). After processing together with articles from other groups, the articles are to be reassembled in their original... |
| 5781911 |
Integrated system and method of data warehousing and delivery |
| Jul-14-1998 |
A system and method is capable of providing a much more effective enterprise-wide decision support system. It consists of an integrated end-to-end solution including automatic generation of data warehouses... |
| 5778386 |
Global view storage management system for semiconductor manufacturing plants |
| Jul-7-1998 |
A computer operated method comprises a sequence of steps for management of data of a manufacturing operation with workstations in several different functional locations. The manufacturing operation is... |
| 5774876 |
Managing assets with active electronic tags |
| Jun-30-1998 |
An object in a storage area or moving vehicle is monitored by attaching an electronic tag to the object. An electronic device detects the presence of the object by communicating with the tag while the... |
| 5768384 |
System for identifying authenticating and tracking manufactured articles |
| Jun-16-1998 |
This invention relates to a system for identifying, authenticating and tracking articles of manufacture throughout their manufacturing and distribution channels. The foregoing system utilizes: manufacturing... |
| 5765143 |
Method and system for inventory management |
| Jun-9-1998 |
A computer system and computer-implemented method for controlling inventory of vendors at one level of a part distribution chain. The system includes a computer programmed with software for generating... |
| 5761432 |
Method and apparatus for providing an efficient use of telecommunication network resources |
| Jun-2-1998 |
An attribute design database system provides for inventory management, order process management and design management. The system operates in a telecommunications management network provisioning environment.... |
| 5758329 |
System for managing customer orders and method of implementation |
| May-26-1998 |
The system of this invention manages customer orders using vendor supplied software systems interfaced on a real-time basis to touch the data in each system on a real time basis. In effect, there is horizontal... |
| 5740425 |
Data structure and method for publishing electronic and printed product catalogs |
| Apr-14-1998 |
The specification discloses a data structure and method for creating, maintaining, and publishing multiple renditions of both electronic and printed, single and multi-manufacturer catalogs using a single... |
| 5727164 |
Apparatus for and method of managing the availability of items |
| Mar-10-1998 |
Apparatus and method for managing the availability of items using a computer system. The system permits various computers to access databases located at offsite computers to retrieve/transmit preselected... |
| 5712990 |
Economical automated process for averting physical dangers to people, wildlife or environment due to hazardous waste |
| Jan-27-1998 |
Very costly professional-level judgments needed to comply with scientific and statutory restrictions on hazardous-waste segregation, shipment and disposal are collected cumulatively in a database for a... |
| 5712989 |
Just-in-time requisition and inventory management system |
| Jan-27-1998 |
In accordance with the present invention, a requisition and inventory management system is provided which employs both a host computer and a local computer which can be linked to permit two-way data communications... |
| 5704049 |
Subglobal area addressing for electronic price displays |
| Dec-30-1997 |
An electronic price display system has uniquely addressed electronic shelf labels (ESLs) controlled by a central computer or host. To save power and communications channel bandwidth, subglobal addressing... |
| 5701423 |
Method for mapping, translating, and dynamically reconciling data between disparate computer platforms |
| Dec-23-1997 |
Traditionally, it has been difficult to share data among diverse computer applications and platforms because of underlying differences in data formats. Although the meaning or purpose of the data may be... |
| 5684963 |
System and method for distributing video from a plurality of video providers |
| Nov-4-1997 |
A system and method for controlling the transfer of commodities stored in a plurality of resource pools. The system comprises one or more customer stations connected via a network to a plurality of providers.... |
| 5671362 |
Materials monitoring systems, materials management systems and related methods |
| Sep-23-1997 |
An inventory monitoring system which is operative at a point of storage automatically to sense the presence and number of materials or product items stored in a storage volume generating a logical inventory... |
| 5664113 |
Working asset management system and method |
| Sep-2-1997 |
Working assets (26) are equipped with ID tags (56) that respond to interrogations from interrogators (50). Each interrogated tag (56) sends response codes that identify the tag (56) and working asset (26),... |
| 5644725 |
Computerized inventory monitoring and verification system and method |
| Jul-1-1997 |
A system and method for monitoring and verifying inventory. The system comprises a portable computer with a printer and modem all "cabled" together and maintained in a carrying case. The portable computer... |
| 5640505 |
Operational support structure for a telecommunications network |
| Jun-17-1997 |
A support structure for an operational telecommunications network deploys a set of individual technologies and provides a set of services to customers. The support structure is divided into a set of domains... |
| 5638519 |
Electronic method and system for controlling and tracking information related to business transactions |
| Jun-10-1997 |
A computer-implemented method for automatically controlling and tracking information related to business transactions occurring between a provider and a receiver of goods. The business transactions are... |
| 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... |
| 5625816 |
Method and system for generating product performance history |
| Apr-29-1997 |
Data in disparate formats from different data sources are reformatted into a common data format and stored in database servers serving one or more data sources such that each database server contains only... |
| 5623403 |
System for proactively and periodically identifying noncompliance with motor vehicle registration laws |
| Apr-22-1997 |
A computer-implemented system for proactively and continuously monitoring the compliance of property transaction agents with government registration laws and regulations includes methods and apparatus... |
| 5611051 |
Point of supply use distribution process and apparatus |
| Mar-11-1997 |
A method using a central computer and work station for managing inventory. To dispense inventory to consumers, a system user is issued a card imprinted with a personal user bar code. This user bar code... |
| 5608621 |
System and method for controlling the number of units of parts in an inventory |
| Mar-4-1997 |
A computer system according to the present invention comprises in a preferred embodiment a memory, a processor, an input and an output. The computer system receives part data and forecast data for each... |
| 5600304 |
EAS system with common control station for different personality local stations |
| Feb-4-1997 |
An EAS central station has a number of input/output ports each for interfacing with a different personality local station. Hardware equipment and software programming of the central station have parts... |
| 5592378 |
Computerized order entry system and method |
| Jan-7-1997 |
A computerized order entry system for the placement of an order by a user via a terminal having a display is disclosed. The system includes a data capture mechanism for capturing order information and... |
| 5592374 |
Patient identification and x-ray exam data collection bar code system |
| Jan-7-1997 |
In storage phosphor radiography a latent x-ray image of a patient is stored in a storage phosphor. A storage phosphor reader converts the latent image into an x-ray image signal. A patient identifying... |
| 5588146 |
Method for the acquisition of software and data-processing system to implement the method |
| Dec-24-1996 |
Disclosed are a method and a data-processing system for the acquisition of software programs by a microcomputer. The system comprises, for this purpose, a data base service center in which application... |
| 5581749 |
System and method for maintaining codes among distributed databases using a global database |
| Dec-3-1996 |
A global code system maintains reference records for multiple transaction processing systems on a central database (called a global code database). A client (i.e., a user or an external application) cannot... |
| 5581461 |
Computerized system and method for storage, processing and transfer of inventory and other data among a central processor/database and a number of remote locations |
| Dec-3-1996 |
A system and method for a novel and highly advanced data handling network which is ideally disposed for the management of inventory data among a number of dispersed locations, such as a hotel chain. A... |
| 5566066 |
Method of recycling used beverage containers |
| Oct-15-1996 |
A recycling or redemption method for returning empty beverage containers to a retail establishment is featured. A typical retail establishment processes a typical monthly average of containers. Such data... |
| 5544040 |
System for management of common purchase operations for goods and services |
| Aug-6-1996 |
An interactive communications system for facilitating the management of purchases performed by individuals or certain businesses in repetitive manner, characterized in that the apparatuses making up the... |
| 5537313 |
Point of supply use distribution process and apparatus |
| Jul-16-1996 |
A method using a central computer and a work station for managing inventory. To dispense inventory to consumers, a system user is issued a card imprinted with a personal user bar code. This user bar code... |
| 5528489 |
Method of and apparatus for scheduling parts deliverer running and method of managing parts deliverers |
| Jun-18-1996 |
For delivering parts successively received in shipment units by parts deliverer to part use positions, the delivering operation time required for each parts deliverer is uniformalized. A uniformalizing... |
