| 6826441 |
Method and system for management to manufacturing process for products |
| Nov-30-2004 |
The present invention provides a system for managing a manufacturing processes including at least a batch-process for a batch which comprises plural product lots. The system comprises: a host computer;... |
| 6825766 |
Industrial data capture system including a choke point portal and tracking software for radio frequency identification of cargo |
| Nov-30-2004 |
A radio frequency identification (RFID) capture system for identifying and recording information parameters associated with cargo items. A choke point portal defines a doorway through which passes a plurality... |
| 6820805 |
Computerized recording and notification of the delivery and pickup of retail goods |
| Nov-23-2004 |
Openings and closings of a secured storage receptacle (60) are logged to record the transfer of items. The system gains access to a signal-transmitting receptacle; transmits a first confirmation signal... |
| 6817517 |
Distribution based postage tracking system and method |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A distribution unit is formed from a plurality of postage items, each of the postage items having a tracking number printed thereon. The distribution unit includes a machine readable tracking identifier... |
| 6816839 |
Demand planning for configure-to-order and building blocks-based market environment |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A method for demand planning of products. The method comprises the steps of constructing a configure-to-order operation/multiple building block environment; and, forecasting the demand of the building... |
| 6801901 |
Systems and methods for building and improving the quality of inventory load configurations |
| Oct-5-2004 |
The present invention is a method and system for building and improving inventory load configurations, and displaying the built load configurations to allow review of the load configurations. One embodiment... |
| 6799165 |
Apparatus and methods for inventory, sale, and delivery of digitally transferable goods |
| Sep-28-2004 |
An apparatus is disclosed herein comprising: a) a storage and distribution means; b) an inventory upload means; c) a product information download means; d) an order upload means; and e) a delivery download... |
| 6799085 |
Appliance supply distribution, dispensing and use system method |
| Sep-28-2004 |
The present invention is an appliance supply distribution and dispensing system and method for distributing appliance supplies to a home or business and which involves a computerized system which facilitates... |
| 6789729 |
Method for receiving and shipping items |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A method for receiving and shipping vehicles or other manufactured items in which the items are assigned several identification numbers and in which the transport conveyances and/or railcars are similarly... |
| 6788218 |
Pseudo real-time diagnostic and process monitoring system |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A method for monitoring a remotely located industrial process from a central service location generally comprises transmitting, through existing two-way digital paging networks, a monitoring instruction... |
| 6785623 |
Business to business electronic test monitoring information system |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A system/method of establishing a two-way communication system between a testing/manufacturing site and a component vendor is disclosed. The system allows the test results related to a component failure... |
| 6778877 |
Chemical substance total management system, storage medium storing chemical substance management program and chemical substance total management method |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A chemical substance total management system aids for reduction of release and transferring amount of managing substances in business entities. The system retrieves releasing and transferring amount record... |
| 6777623 |
System and method of tracking surgical sponges |
| Aug-17-2004 |
The apparatus and method is provided that employs a "radiopaque" object to count and account for surgical sponges in an operating room. A radiopaque object is embedded in surgical sponges so that a scanning... |
| 6776340 |
Duplicate laser marking discrete consumable articles |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A unique method of simultaneously marking both packaging and prepackaged articles such as tablets, pills, medical devices, and the like on the fly, without the deposition of ink or other marking materials... |
| 6775658 |
Notification by business rule trigger control |
| Aug-10-2004 |
An approach for providing notification services using rules-based technology is disclosed. A business rule manager module maps the business rules to business triggers, in which any pre-defined action can... |
| 6772103 |
Method for selecting a parts kit detail |
| Aug-3-2004 |
A method for selecting a parts kit detail for the installation of a pressure transducer on a container such as a pipeline or a vessel, the container for containing a fluid material, the method including... |
| 6754637 |
Method and apparatus to manage network based return processing |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A method in a client-server environment having a plurality of client systems coupled to a server over a network, the method on the return processing server for managing the return processing of one or... |
| 6751615 |
Method and system generating query form, assigning and comparing risk designation of chemical product over a computer network for chemical products customers |
| Jun-15-2004 |
The present invention relates to a system and a method of screening potential customers of chemical products for safe practices related to the chemicals that they wish to purchase or otherwise obtain from... |
| 6751525 |
Beverage distribution and dispensing system and method |
| Jun-15-2004 |
The present invention is a beverage distribution and dispensing system and method for distributing drinks such as soda, juice and punch, to a home or business and which involves a computerized system which... |
| 6718343 |
Recycle managing system and recycle managing method |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A recycle managing system manages the payers and recycle points allocated to each payer in the case where the expenses for the recycle points restored to the consumers in response to returns of the recycle... |
| 6718311 |
Variance alerting dispenser system and variance detector apparatus and method |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A method, apparatus and system, the method comprising receiving a request indication representing a request for an item, receiving a provided indication representing providing said item, and signalling... |
| 6718310 |
Methods for determining customer motivations in purchasing decisions |
| Apr-6-2004 |
Methods provide for auditing of on-line commercial transactions to determine what products are the primary motivations for a customer to begin an on-line shopping session. When a purchase is made during... |
| 6714889 |
Production instruction volume decision support method and program therefor |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A production instruction volume decision support method comprising the steps of: creating a plurality of sets of amount of the production order; obtaining a plurality of evaluation values based on simulation... |
| 6694362 |
Method and system for network event impact analysis and correlation with network administrators, management policies and procedures |
| Feb-17-2004 |
An impact analysis software system is described which resides on a computer connected to a network in an enterprise. The system analyzes the impact of network events on the network, and includes a number... |
| 6694202 |
Production management network system, production management method and recording medium having recorded production management program |
| Feb-17-2004 |
The client accesses a reception screen using a public line and makes a contract with the manufacturer. The client can change the manufacturing process without needing an operator at the manufacturing site.... |
| 6691112 |
Method for indexing and managing a searchable community of non-HTML information |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A method for indexing and managing a searchable community of non-HTML information. The method utilizes an electronic search engine which indexes data files used by sites created by website generation software.... |
| 6687848 |
Techniques for preventing information loss in a business to business message in an enterprise computer system |
| Feb-3-2004 |
A method of maintaining informational integrity of a business to business (B2B) message in a distributed e-business environment is described. A sent message is stored a selected portion of which is flagged.... |
| 6684180 |
Apparatus, system and method for reporting field replaceable unit replacement |
| Jan-27-2004 |
An apparatus, system and method for reporting field replaceable unit (FRU) replacements to a user are provided. The apparatus, system and method identify a FRU Replacement Order for an identified system... |
| 6684119 |
Method of providing dynamic production material replenishment information via an internet |
| Jan-27-2004 |
A method of providing dynamic production material replenishment information via an internet includes the steps of tracking real-time usage of material used for a product, maintaining the tracked real-time... |
| 6684117 |
Methods and systems for scheduling work |
| Jan-27-2004 |
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a unique algorithm that interactively takes into consideration the melt shot (MS) and the hot strip mill (HSM) constraints such that a balanced and feasible... |
| 6675203 |
Collecting data in a batch mode in a wireless communications network with impeded communication |
| Jan-6-2004 |
The method provides for a way to ensure that the application program running on the host computer handles data received from the at least one mobile computer terminals when one of the mobile computer terminals... |
| 6674361 |
Method and system for determining the position of a wanted object which is positioned in a row of objects and is provided with a transponder |
| Jan-6-2004 |
In a method and a system (1) for determining a position (d) of a wanted object (BKn) fitted with a transponder (TRn), scanning signals (INTnle, INTnri) with current strengths (Ire, Iri) changed (reduced)... |
| 6673479 |
System and method for enabling the real time buying and selling of electricity generated by fuel cell powered vehicles |
| Jan-6-2004 |
The present invention relates to a network communication system and method to enable the real time buying and selling of electricity generated by fuel cell powered vehicles between a fuel cell powered... |
| 6671578 |
Structures and processes for packaging perishable and other products |
| Dec-30-2003 |
Packaging and processes for facilitating fast, efficient, and reliable production line packaging of products, and more particularly perishable products including meat products. Product trays according... |
| 6668245 |
Method of determining reserving order number and final order number of merchandises |
| Dec-23-2003 |
The method of determining a reserving order number and a final order number of a merchandise is performed by the steps of: computing a standard sales number D for each individual day of the week while... |
| 6665571 |
Method for selecting a container model for component parts |
| Dec-16-2003 |
A method for selecting a container model for component parts capable of selecting the most profitable, optimum container model for component parts such as vehicle component parts is provided. After calculating... |
| 6659344 |
Automated monitoring of activity of shoppers in a market |
| Dec-9-2003 |
A system for gathering data on behavior of shoppers in a retail market. A scanner is attached to a shopping basket, and detects (1) removal of an item from a shelf, (2) the identity of the removed item,... |
| 6658460 |
Computer based system for evaluating a particular natural resource property |
| Dec-2-2003 |
A computer based system for evaluating particular natural resource property includes a remotely located client computer based device having means for remote communication and software for generating a... |
| 6654726 |
Communication schema of online system and method of status inquiry and tracking related to orders for consumer product having specific configurations |
| Nov-25-2003 |
An online communication schema for inquiring and tracking status of an online order for a product is provided. The communication schema comprises a consumer status request message, which includes a source... |
| 6650346 |
Method and apparatus for classifying equipment in asset management database |
| Nov-18-2003 |
Method and apparatus inputting information identifying and classifying an article in an asset management database. A graphical user interface has a first screen showing a search field and a display window.... |
| 6647497 |
Method and system for secure computer system transfer |
| Nov-11-2003 |
Method and system aspects for securely transferring a computer system are described. A computer system is disabled at a shipping point via an RFID (radio frequency identification) interface and re-enabled... |
| 6647380 |
Production and inventory control system and computer program product for controlling production and inventory |
| Nov-11-2003 |
A production and inventory control system, comprises a first business application system for executing a first business application, a second business application system for executing a second business... |
| 6640214 |
Portable electronic terminal and data processing system |
| Oct-28-2003 |
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... |
| 6639156 |
Method and device for monitoring inventory |
| Oct-28-2003 |
A method and device for electronically controlling inventory utilizing multiple modularized integrated load cell weight indicating devices. An inventory monitoring system is provided having a central system... |
| 6626359 |
Methods and apparatus for reduced electronic shelf label power consumption |
| Sep-30-2003 |
An electronic shelf label (ESL) system with having a reduced power consumption ESL is described. In one aspect, the ESL system extends battery life and increases the time between battery replacements by... |
| 6622127 |
Order allocation to select from inventory locations stocking few units of inventory |
| Sep-16-2003 |
A warehouse management system that maximizes throughput and reduces carrying costs by reducing the number of stops that a container makes in the process of fulfilling a customer order. This is accomplished... |
| 6611726 |
Method for determining optimal time series forecasting parameters |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A method for forecasting a value of a dependent variable, such as product demand, in a future time period later than the next, upcoming future time period. The method includes selecting a dependent variable... |
| 6609090 |
Computer based system, computer program product and method for managing geographically distributed assets |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A computer based system, computer program product, and method for managing geographically distributed assets. A computer based system, computer program product, and method are provided for managing geographically... |
| 6601043 |
Automated and independently accessible inventory information exchange system |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A method for exchanging information between providers and users of products and services in which an information management system is established that is computer based and has information processing and... |
| 6600418 |
Object tracking and management system and method using radio-frequency identification tags |
| Jul-29-2003 |
An object tracking and management system and method using radio-frequency identification ("RFID") tags is disclosed. Objects to be moved between locations are outfitted with RFID tags having information... |
