| 6345259 |
System and method for integrating business and manufacturing environments |
| Feb-5-2002 |
A system and method for integrating business and manufacturing systems provides a computer integrated manufacturing environment. Work orders are defined in the business transaction processing system and... |
| 6341269 |
System, method and article of manufacture to optimize inventory and merchandising shelf space utilization |
| Jan-22-2002 |
The present invention relates to inventory management systems and processes at the retail, wholesale and/or distributor level. The present invention particularly involves a system, method and article of... |
| 6339736 |
System and method for the distribution of automotive services |
| Jan-15-2002 |
A system for the distribution of services, includes a computer device within a vehicle, a vehicle monitoring system coupled to the computer device, a communication system coupled to the computer device... |
| 6338053 |
Inventory managing method for automatic inventory retrieval and apparatus thereof |
| Jan-8-2002 |
Individual attributes are designated to individual hierarchical levels of an inventory information tree stored in an inventory information tree structure storing unit. Each node that structures the inventory... |
| 6327576 |
System and method for managing expiration-dated products utilizing an electronic receipt |
| Dec-4-2001 |
The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods by which information concerning the shelf-life limitations of a particular product item is made available to the purchaser electronically;... |
| 6324522 |
Electronic information network for inventory control and transfer |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A process for distributing items, especially industrial maintenance repair and operating (MRO) parts and supplies. The process includes as a first step providing a plurality of vendors for selling the... |
| 6298331 |
Method and apparatus for selling an aging food product |
| Oct-2-2001 |
An automated kitchen apparatus determines a time until expiration of a food product. In one embodiment, the kitchen apparatus determines the time until expiration by receiving a start signal indicating... |
| 6295540 |
Alignment of tirks using network manager |
| Sep-25-2001 |
A network management system supports network operators in their day-by-day provisioning, using a data synchronizer. First, the synchronizer initiates an inventory verification request specifying the verification... |
| 6282518 |
Process for internet ordering of industrial products |
| Aug-28-2001 |
A process for making industrial products available by the manufacturer of the industrial products for online ordering through a communications network such as the Internet by a customer for the industrial... |
| 6246995 |
Product activity data collection system |
| Jun-12-2001 |
A system and method are provided for collecting activity data for a plurality of products displayed in a merchandising store. A transaction terminal identifies a product presented for purchase and prints... |
| 6237051 |
Asset tracking within and across enterprise boundaries |
| May-22-2001 |
A unique data label is affixed to each tracked asset and a unique data label for each location in the enterprise, both real and virtual locations. Location history data of the asset is related to other... |
| 6182053 |
Method and apparatus for managing inventory |
| Jan-30-2001 |
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... |
| 6154748 |
Method for visually mapping data between different record formats |
| Nov-28-2000 |
A computer system, computer program product, and method for visually mapping data between different record formats provides for the mapping of source data fields of a dump file to the target data format... |
| 6154728 |
Apparatus, method and system for distributed and automatic inventory, status and database creation and control for remote communication sites |
| Nov-28-2000 |
An apparatus, method and system are provided for automatic and distributed inventory processing for remote communication sites, such as remote cellular sites. A system embodiment includes a central site... |
| 6148291 |
Container and inventory monitoring methods and systems |
| Nov-14-2000 |
Container and inventory monitoring methods and systems provide detailed logistical control of containers, shipping racks and resident and in-transit inventory. The methods and systems create and maintain... |
| 6138105 |
System and method for dynamic assembly of packages in retail environments |
| Oct-24-2000 |
A system and method for managing the sale of a group of products at a single price based on sales performance data of the products is presented. The method and apparatus include offering a plurality of... |
| 6119052 |
Market-based control system for controlling object motion with smart matter |
| Sep-12-2000 |
A market based controller controls the motion of an object on a transport assembly. The transport assembly is formed using sensors and actuators that are proximately coupled in physical space. To efficiently... |
| 6105004 |
Product monitoring system particularly useful in merchandising and inventory control |
| Aug-15-2000 |
A product monitoring system for monitoring a variety of products grouped according to their identities on shelves, includes a central computer storing the identification of each group of products on the... |
| 6078900 |
Method for estimating stock levels in production-distribution networks with inventory control |
| Jun-20-2000 |
A method resolves the problem of projecting future stock levels for multiple stockholding locations in production-distribution networks, and minimizing the total dollar delinquency within given inventory... |
| 6076071 |
Automated synchronous product pricing and advertising system |
| Jun-13-2000 |
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... |
| 6075535 |
Method and apparatus for visualizing the tile access frequencies for tiled, multi-resolution images |
| Jun-13-2000 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for visually presenting the access frequency of a two dimensional image. The method includes the steps of: determining which defined regions of the... |
| 6058373 |
System and method for processing electronic order forms |
| May-2-2000 |
The present invention provides a method and system for processing electronic sales transactions. In a preferred embodiment, an electronic merchandising system allows merchants to create electronic orders... |
| 6052667 |
Method and apparatus for selling an aging food product as a substitute for an ordered product |
| Apr-18-2000 |
A POS terminal receives an order for a food product. The POS terminal in turn selects a complementary product based on the food product. The selected complementary product has an age within a predetermined... |
| 6032127 |
Intelligent shopping cart |
| Feb-29-2000 |
The present apparatus is a mobile shopping cart that can automatically keep track of objects selected and carried in the cart and provide a customer using the cart information like the total price of the... |
| 6032126 |
Audio and audio/video operator intercom for a fuel dispenser |
| Feb-29-2000 |
An apparatus for installation in a retail setting for selling fuel and other products ordered by a customer interacting with an operator. A video control system interfaces an external audio/video signal... |
| 6026372 |
Computer system for maintaining current and predicting future food needs |
| Feb-15-2000 |
A computer system (10) is provided which includes an electronic cash registers (11) electronically coupled to a cooking station monitor (12) and input (13), and a manager's station monitor (15), input... |
| 6021394 |
Sales management method in automatic vending machine |
| Feb-1-2000 |
The sales management method for automatic vending machines of the present invention lightens the processing burden of each automatic vending machine for sales estimates. Information required for sales... |
| 6016480 |
Merchandise return fraud prevention system and method |
| Jan-18-2000 |
A system and method for return fraud prevention is provided, which includes a point of return terminal having an input means for accepting, identifying information presented by a person returning at least... |
| 6014628 |
Method and system for tracking any entity through any set of processes utilizing a temporal projection |
| Jan-11-2000 |
A method and system for generically tracking an entity in a specific domain. The system includes a generic application interface for receiving and processing tracking data regarding a tracked item. The... |
| 6006198 |
System and method for detecting merchandise sliding and under ringing at cash register |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A system and method for detecting the under ringing and/or sliding of merchandise by a cashier in a retail establishment is disclosed including the use of a system employing many cash registers and cashiers.... |
| 6002344 |
System and method for electronic inventory |
| Dec-14-1999 |
A system and method for conducting an inventory of tags, wherein each tag is assigned a Tag ID and a manufacturer number. Each tag can be attached to an item to take inventory of those items. A tag reader... |
| 5996889 |
Process and device for the monitoring and control of the flow of material in a hospital |
| Dec-7-1999 |
In order to create a process and a device for the monitoring and control of the flow of material in a hospital it is provided for the units generating the flow of material to each be provided with their... |
| 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.... |
| 5983198 |
Integrated system monitoring use of materials, controlling and monitoring delivery of materials and providing automated billing of delivered materials |
| Nov-9-1999 |
The system and method include a fleet of vehicles to provide material to a plurality of tanks at various customer locations. An inventory indicator associated with each of the tanks provides a quantity... |
| 5978774 |
Electronic registration system for product transactions |
| Nov-2-1999 |
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... |
| 5963920 |
Inventory control system and method |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A method and system for managing inventory of bulk commodities from a remote location. A rack storage unit at the point of use of the parts has multiple levels each having side by side rows for storing... |
| 5963919 |
Inventory management strategy evaluation system and method |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A system and method for evaluating an inventory management strategy combines multiple management strategies in a single inventory management system. The system analyzes the inventory portfolio on an item-by-item... |
| 5963918 |
System and method of optimizing rolling mill roll inventory |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A system and method for optimizing an inventory of rolls used in a rolling mill, the rolling mill having a plurality of rolling equipment each utilizing a predetermined combination of roll stands and roll... |
| 5960414 |
Method for monitoring excess inventory |
| Sep-28-1999 |
An excess inventory system monitors excess material. In the system, requirements are determined for each component part over a predetermined period (e.g., 6 months) from material requirements planning... |
| 5960410 |
Device and method for object-based development of business applications software |
| Sep-28-1999 |
A device and method for developing software for managing a business process. The steps of the method include (a) providing a plurality of business server objects associated with a database and a set of... |
| 5953682 |
Automated gas cylinder tracking system |
| Sep-14-1999 |
An automated gas cylinder monitoring system includes: a data storage collar associated with a gas cylinder including a resident memory and an insulated housing, the insulated housing being configured for... |
| 5946662 |
Method for providing inventory optimization |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A method for providing inventory optimization for levels of products in a complex supply chain network for multiple internal supplier or manufacturer locations and external distributor or retailer locations.... |
| 5933813 |
Sales promotion data processor system and interactive changeable display particularly useful therein |
| Aug-3-1999 |
A data processor system for promoting sales of products includes price storage devices for storing basic price information; criteria storage devices for storing predetermined criteria to be used in determining... |
| 5930770 |
Portable computer and printer for tracking inventory |
| Jul-27-1999 |
The present invention relates to an inventory control system (10) comprising: a portable computer (12) having a portable computer stylus (12E) which has at least one portable computer stylus button (12EB).... |
| 5930766 |
Computerized system for maintaining bar articles stored on shelves |
| Jul-27-1999 |
An open shelf bar arrangement for an hotel or like establishment comprises a plurality of open shelf bars (3), each having shelf units (23) for receiving articles (45) and control arrangements for determining... |
| 5929770 |
Electronic device for the remote displaying of information |
| Jul-27-1999 |
An electronic device for remotely displaying information includes a central control unit in connection with a plurality of electronic labels (4) through a communication network made up of a plurality of... |
| 5924076 |
Coin operated device collection scheduler |
| Jul-13-1999 |
A method for determining an optimal coin operated coin collection date accounts for weather and seasonal effects on the expected revenue stream. One method according to the present invention may include:... |
| 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... |
| 5895453 |
Method and system for the detection, management and prevention of losses in retail and other environments |
| Apr-20-1999 |
Method and system for the detection of suspect sales transactions in a sales environment having point of sale devices and sales locations, having a first processor for gathering record information reflecting... |
| 5893093 |
Information search and retrieval with geographical coordinates |
| Apr-6-1999 |
An information search and retrieval process using geographical coordinates. An index of coordinates is built for a plurality of text based references, resources or sites, each having a set of said coordinates.... |
