| 6838977 |
Apparatus for manufacturing management using a wireless device |
| Jan-4-2005 |
A method of inventory management is described. Upon activation of a button on a wireless device, the wireless device having a light source and a transceiver with a unique media address corresponding to... |
| 6834268 |
Method and apparatus for efficient handling of product return transactions |
| Dec-21-2004 |
A method and apparatus for efficient handling of product returns to reduce associated costs. A computer system at a regional product return center scans a returned product for identifying information,... |
| 6832866 |
Printer or laminator supply |
| Dec-21-2004 |
An identification card printer or laminator system includes a card transport mechanism configured to transport a card along a path, a printer or lamination mechanism configured to print or laminate the... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6774811 |
Designation and opportunistic tracking of valuables |
| Aug-10-2004 |
An item of value to one or more individuals in a group is tracked wherein each valuable object is tagged, and one or more members of the group carry a personal information management (PIM) device equipped... |
| 6772028 |
Method for processing order changes in a manufacturing system |
| Aug-3-2004 |
A method for performing a synchronized order change in a manufacturing process is provided. An order is associated with an order number and a work in process (WIP) number, which identifies a physical lot... |
| 6762681 |
Zoneless order fulfillment system with picker identification |
| Jul-13-2004 |
An identification arrangement for an order fulfillment system includes an identification input associated with each location in an order fulfillment system at which items are handled, such as by removal... |
| 6757663 |
Electronic registration system for product transactions |
| Jun-29-2004 |
An electronic registration system which facilitates authorized product returns and reduces the incidence of improper returns. A retailer sales associate is prompted to enter individual product identification... |
| 6728676 |
Using speech recognition to improve efficiency of an inventory task |
| Apr-27-2004 |
An inventory method can include assigning a tracking number to each movable item in a set of movable items and speaking the tracking number and a corresponding item description and condition to a speech... |
| 6719202 |
Commodity information management system |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A commodity information management system including a deactivator for deactivating a security tag activated and attached to a commodity after a barcode is read by a reader, a magnetic detector for detecting... |
| 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... |
| 6715675 |
Electronic shelf label systems and methods |
| Apr-6-2004 |
This invention discloses an electronic shelf label including an LCD display, a housing including a protective at least partially transparent cover layer disposed over the LCD display and in spaced relationship... |
| 6695207 |
System for secure, identity authenticated, and immediate financial transactions as well as activation of varied instrumentalities |
| Feb-24-2004 |
The present invention concerns apparatus and methods for a family of electronic devices based on the concept of a Personalized Authenticated Controller (PAC). The PAC is able to recognize characteristics... |
| 6687557 |
Consolidated component catalog |
| Feb-3-2004 |
This invention is related to electronic product description transfer between a trading partner that designs a product and a trading partner that manufactures the product and more particularly to the organization... |
| 6681989 |
Inventory control and point-of-sale system and method |
| Jan-27-2004 |
A system and method allowing a consumer to make a purchase within a retail area and to remove that purchased item from the retail area without causing an alarm by an electronic article surveillance (EAS)... |
| 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)... |
| 6669832 |
Electronic transaction system |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A request for a commodity that each office in an organization needs is sent from a terminal in the office to a general affairs service center in the organization. The request is then sent to a VAN center... |
| 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,... |
| 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... |
| 6625616 |
Method and apparatus for material requirements planning |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A method and apparatus for materials requirements planning that implements a client/server computer network with an algorithm which enables receiving and preserving input data from the client in a stateless... |
| 6625580 |
Wireless order and delivery system |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A store system has a goods display area for displaying samples of goods, and a goods storage for stocking the goods to be handed, whereby a waiting time till the goods are received is reduced. A customer... |
| 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... |
| 6598025 |
Geospatial inventory control |
| Jul-22-2003 |
An inventory-management system includes data-collection terminals that acquire product-identification data identifying products placed on store shelves, product-placement data identifying the locations... |
| 6571237 |
Method, system and a computer program product for producing an offer document |
| May-27-2003 |
The invention relates to automated methods for creating offers for items to a customer. According to the invention, an automated system queries an user interface of a customer's product catalog database.... |
| 6564226 |
Supplier management process with dynamically updated mapping |
| May-13-2003 |
The supply chain management system employs at least one database having supplier question records that include question data entities for storing questions, answer data entities for storing answers and... |
| 6560579 |
Freight information management method and freight management system using electronic tags |
| May-6-2003 |
A collection request inputted at a consignor destination system is recorded on an electronic tag attached to freight and sent to a collection management system so as to be received. During collection of... |
| 6549891 |
Method for managing inventory |
| Apr-15-2003 |
A method and apparatus for managing inventory in a distressed inventory warehouse with the aid of a programmable computer is disclosed. The method and apparatus provides for the complete automation of... |
| 6539360 |
Special handling processing in a package transportation system |
| Mar-25-2003 |
The application discloses a method and system for processing packages designated for special handling and notifying an appropriate party as to whether special handling has been applied to these designated... |
| 6519568 |
System and method for electronic data delivery |
| Feb-11-2003 |
The present invention comprises a data delivery system for delivering oilfield data from an acquisition site to a remote delivery site comprising a central data hub computer that processes a workflow order... |
| 6513016 |
Automated synchronous product pricing and advertising system |
| Jan-28-2003 |
An automated product pricing system including a physical store system, a virtual store system, and a control system. The physical and virtual store systems are capable of transmitting sales data indicative... |
| 6512459 |
Assembly comprising a work cabinet, an implement for receiving products, and a system for communicating information by radiofrequency waves, corresponding cabinet and implement |
| Jan-28-2003 |
This assembly includes a system for communicating information by radiofrequency waves having at least one element for transmitting or receiving radiofrequency waves which is associated with the cabinet... |
| 6510989 |
Price check assistant |
| Jan-28-2003 |
A method for assisting the recall of retail good information in a point of sale (POS) system can include the steps of scanning an identifier associated with a retail good; searching a translation table... |
| 6501940 |
Information collection system utilizing portable mobile communication system |
| Dec-31-2002 |
The invention provides a less expensive and highly reliable information collection system for vending machines or like machines which efficiently utilizes extension radio communication of a portable radio... |
| 6489897 |
Vehicle location system |
| Dec-3-2002 |
A vehicle location system which operates to provide a location of a vehicle. Specifically, if a payment due date associated with the vehicle has passed and a payment has not been received for the vehicle,... |
| 6484169 |
Selection and ordering of lamp components |
| Nov-19-2002 |
A system for supplying product information to a user by means of a computer interface at a client computer. A server computer supplies a list of product choices to the client computer so that a user can... |
| 6464133 |
Property management system |
| Oct-15-2002 |
A system and method for managing property using a program designed to assist a user in completing necessary forms. The program assists the user by providing hints, overlaying text, and troubleshooting... |
| 6463421 |
Method and apparatus for efficient handling of product return transactions |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A method and apparatus for efficient handling of product returns to reduce associated costs. A computer system at a regional product return center scans a returned product for identifying information,... |
| 6457317 |
Method of selling merchandise on a golf course |
| Oct-1-2002 |
A method selling merchandise to golf course patrons, in which a storage unit is stocked with an exactly inventory of merchandise and is loaded onto a rental golf cart at the beginning of each rental period... |
| 6442530 |
Computer-based system and method for mapping and conveying product location |
| Aug-27-2002 |
In a system for conveying product location information to a retail customer, a retail customer enters a request for the location of a selected retail item into a retail self-service terminal, which is... |
| 6418416 |
Inventory management system and method |
| Jul-9-2002 |
A method and system of dispensing items in a controlled manner from cabinets or similar enclosures, re-ordering the dispensed articles or items, and providing inventory and other information about the... |
| 6401076 |
Wide area inventory control system |
| Jun-4-2002 |
An inventory control system in which local units having inventories continually and serially transmit data only in a local area to users having portable receivers which store and display when requested... |
| 6397226 |
System and method for inventory control based on inventory aging |
| May-28-2002 |
A method, computer program and system, for performing computer-based on-line commerce for goods having an excess inventory age is provided. The method, program and system include receiving information... |
| 6397199 |
System and method of altering transaction terms based upon current inventory levels |
| May-28-2002 |
A system and method of altering transaction terms which examines inventory levels and changes transaction terms, such as price and rental period. The system includes a plurality of electronic price labels... |
| 6384348 |
Packing error detecting system |
| May-7-2002 |
The information of sales items is transmitted from a cash register 1 to a sensing device 2 and stored in a sales items memory 26. In the sensing device 2, a commodities information memory 25 stores the... |
| 6370515 |
Bulk terminal automation system |
| Apr-9-2002 |
A bulk terminal automation system for automating and coordinating delivery operations of bulk shipping terminals. Data entry relating to customer transport requests, and driver and vehicle access data... |
| 6366829 |
Bulk inventory network system (BINS) |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A system and method for remote monitoring of material storage levels for dry bulk goods, wherein an independent entity, such as a transportation carrier, can continuously monitor raw material supply levels... |
| 6366220 |
RF tag based system and method for drive-through applications |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A system and method are provided that allow a customer to order drive-through menu items using an RF tag (104). A customer vehicle (102) is equipped with a radio-frequency (RF) tag (104). Prior to placing... |
| 6360181 |
System and method for collecting data on product consumption |
| Mar-19-2002 |
A system and method for collecting data on individual and aggregate use of various washroom products. The system includes one or more product dispensers having a sensor associated therewith for determining... |
