| 5570291 |
Custom product estimating and order processing system |
| Oct-29-1996 |
A system and method for generating estimates and orders for the manufacture of custom items such as business forms is provided which stores estimate data at a central location, e.g., a corporate office,... |
| 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... |
| 5548518 |
Allocation method for generating a production schedule |
| Aug-20-1996 |
A novel allocation method for generating a feasible production schedule. The method, in response to a specified requirement q, comprises the steps of determining what quantity (r) of a product can be produced... |
| 5541835 |
Monitoring and forecasting customer traffic |
| Jul-30-1996 |
A system for monitoring and forecasting customer traffic and customer servicing at a location wherein each customer may be served at any one of a plurality of available service stations. A detector at... |
| 5535118 |
Data collection device |
| Jul-9-1996 |
A data collection device and a method of collecting data using the device is disclosed, the device including a housing having a front face, back panel, opposite sides and base, and a visual character display... |
| 5526257 |
Product evaluation system |
| Jun-11-1996 |
A computer implemented product evaluation system includes a data base storing evaluation data of products, and a data processor responsively connected to the data base, receiving a request to evaluate... |
| 5521813 |
System and method for the advanced prediction of weather impact on managerial planning applications |
| May-28-1996 |
A computer-based system and method which incorporates long-range weather forecasts in a predictive model which quantifies historical weather impact relationships between datasets, and uses the long-range... |
| 5502636 |
Personalized coupon generating and processing system |
| Mar-26-1996 |
A personalized coupon generating and processing system includes a coupon dispensing source that communicates with responsive consumers through a communications interface. The availability of preselected... |
| 5500793 |
Computerized system for developing multi-party property equity exchange scenarios |
| Mar-19-1996 |
A computerized, interactive system to search for and identify possible real property equity exchanges involves the establishment of a data field in an electronic data base to enable a user to develop,... |
| 5495412 |
Computer-based method and apparatus for interactive computer-assisted negotiations |
| Feb-27-1996 |
A computer-based method and apparatus for interactive computer-assisted negotiations assists multiple parties involved in complex multiple issue negotiations in reaching an agreement that optimizes both... |
| 5490060 |
Passive data collection system for market research data |
| Feb-6-1996 |
A passive data monitor and collection apparatus, and associated method, for obtaining market research data from an automated checkout system of a retail establishment. The apparatus positively monitors... |
| 5469498 |
Post-delivery support system for private branch exchanges |
| Nov-21-1995 |
A post-delivery support system for private branch exchanges, which permits a customer support department to provide post-delivery support to delivered private branch exchanges includes an automatic notifying... |
| 5450317 |
Method and system for optimized logistics planning |
| Sep-12-1995 |
An improved logistics planning method and system for recommending optimal order quantities and timing, choice of vendor locations and storage locations, and transportation modes, for individual items and... |
| 5424945 |
System for evaluating a psychological effect of a document |
| Jun-13-1995 |
A system evaluates the psychological effect of an image embodied in image data. At least one subset of the image data is identified by a visually-perceptible characteristic thereof. A point-score relating... |
| 5420786 |
Method of estimating product distribution |
| May-30-1995 |
Sales activity of a product at sales outlets including sales outlets at which sales activity data is sampled and unsampled sales outlets is estimated by determining the distances between each of the sampled... |
| 5414621 |
System and method for computing a comparative value of real estate |
| May-9-1995 |
A system and method for determining comparative values of comparable properties based on assessment percentages and sales data of the comparable properties to ultimately determine a value for a subject... |
| 5406271 |
System for supplying various departments of large self-service stores with department-specific information |
| Apr-11-1995 |
A system shopping cart for use in multi-department self-service stores is shown and described. The cart includes a digital memory for storing information specific to a department. Information is transferred... |
| 5390107 |
Checkout lane alert system and method |
| Feb-14-1995 |
A checkout lane alert system and method is a live, computer base, in-store system that integrates real time shopper traffic data with computerized statistical analysis to generate accurate short term forecasts... |
| 5377095 |
Merchandise analysis system with sales data table and various functions for predicting the sale by item |
| Dec-27-1994 |
A merchandise analysis system for predicting the sale of a registered item, including: a sales data table having sales data of a plurality of items; an input terminal for registering an item and for setting... |
| 5369571 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring demographic information |
| Nov-29-1994 |
The invention is an apparatus and method for acquiring demographic data at the point of sale. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes use of a bar code scanner for two purposes: identification... |
| 5365266 |
Video imaging method and apparatus for audience participation |
| Nov-15-1994 |
An audience response system in which each audience member is provided with a reflective device (or other radiation source) which is, for example, green on one side and red on the other side. Light from... |
| 5361200 |
Real time data collection system |
| Nov-1-1994 |
A data collection system is disclosed for use with a panel of human respondents who answer a series of questions, and their answers are analyzed and displayed on video monitors in real time. The respondents... |
| 5355327 |
Automated statistical data collection system |
| Oct-11-1994 |
A statistical data collector gathers statistical data concerning the operation of at least one data terminal coupled to a host system by way of a data terminal controller. The data terminal controller... |
| 5331544 |
Market research method and system for collecting retail store and shopper market research data |
| Jul-19-1994 |
A market research system and method are provided. A plurality of cooperating establishments are included in a market research test area. Each cooperating establishment is adapted for collecting and storing... |
| 5325292 |
Tour/schedule generation for a force management system |
| Jun-28-1994 |
A method for planning, scheduling and managing personnel in an environment in which there is a varying workload by time of day and by day of week to be staffed with a team having a variable number of servers.... |
| 5315093 |
Market research method and system for collecting retail store market research data |
| May-24-1994 |
A market research system and method are provided. A plurality of cooperating establishments are included in a market research test area. Each cooperating establishment is adapted for collecting and storing... |
| 5305196 |
Check transaction processing, database building and marketing method and system utilizing automatic check reading |
| Apr-19-1994 |
A method and system is disclosed for building a database for use in a retail store marketing program. A reader scans a customer's check which has been received at the retail store to detect a checking... |
| 5303146 |
System and methods for improved scenario management in an electronic spreadsheet |
| Apr-12-1994 |
An electronic spreadsheet of the present invention includes a scenario manager having a preferred interface and methods for creating and managing various versions or "scenarios" of a spreadsheet model.... |
| 5299115 |
Product demand system and method |
| Mar-29-1994 |
A product-demand production-control system and method stores past-product demand data during past time periods for use with other data to compute product demands in such manner that the past-product demand... |
| 5294781 |
Moving course data collection system |
| Mar-15-1994 |
A moving course data collection system for use in a large-scale store such as a supermarket or the like in which a portable scanner is provided to customers which allows customers to input article code... |
| 5289368 |
Force management system user interface |
| Feb-22-1994 |
A force management system includes a unique management display system for managing server schedules during a forecast time period. The system generates a schedule management screen which includes a timescale... |
| 5287267 |
Methods for parts procurement quantity determination where demand is uncertain for the product in which the parts are used |
| Feb-15-1994 |
Methods are described for predicting parts procurement requirements for products over a plurality of time periods, with certain of the parts being common to a plurality of products. The actual demand for... |
| 5278751 |
Dynamic manufacturing process control |
| Jan-11-1994 |
A system and method for linking Quality Function Deployment (QFD) data and actual process data is provided and uses a knowledge based expert system in combination with QFD principles to provide an interactive... |
| 5245554 |
Integrated quality control method and system |
| Sep-14-1993 |
An integrated quality control method and system for explaining failure causes of a product. Information relating to failure of the product and measures taken to correct the failure as well as information... |
| 5245533 |
Marketing research method and system for management of manufacturer's discount coupon offers |
| Sep-14-1993 |
A market research system is provided for management of manufacturer's discount coupon offers. The market research system includes an automated coupon processing system for processing coupon redemption... |
| 5243517 |
Method and apparatus for physiological evaluation of short films and entertainment materials |
| Sep-7-1993 |
The present invention uses a personal computer 180 with an A/D converter 184 and a hard disk drive 182 to record the electroencephalographic (EEG) activity of a subject 192 during a commercial and to record... |
| 5237620 |
Check reader method and system for reading check MICR code |
| Aug-17-1993 |
A check reader and method is disclosed for reading a check MICR code having a plurality of fields including a checking account number. A reader head detects a MICR code on a check and generates electrical... |
| 5237496 |
Inventory control method and system |
| Aug-17-1993 |
In an inventory control method and system, changes of sales for individual goods are forecasted and the excess or deficiency of a stock of each of the goods at the present point of time is estimated from... |
| 5237157 |
Kiosk apparatus and method for point of preview and for compilation of market data |
| Aug-17-1993 |
This invention relates to a system for user-interactive multimedia based point-of-preview. The apparatus has data storage for storage of discrete increments of information intended for subscriber selection... |
| 5227874 |
Method for measuring the effectiveness of stimuli on decisions of shoppers |
| Jul-13-1993 |
Methods for the evaluation of stimuli such as broadcast commercials intended to promote purchases by shoppers are disclosed. The methods quantify the effectiveness of controlled variables of stimuli and... |
| 5208765 |
Computer-based method and system for product development |
| May-4-1993 |
A method and structure for monitoring product development is provided. In accordance with the method of this invention the product development is divided into a plurality of stages. Each stage in turn... |
| 5200909 |
Method for evaluation of a liquid, particularly wine |
| Apr-6-1993 |
A method and apparatus for classifying wine by chemically analyzing a wine sample to determine content values indicative of amounts of constituents in the wine sample, evaluating potential interaction... |
| 5198642 |
Response form processing system |
| Mar-30-1993 |
A response form processing system (22) is provided which allows for the processing of response forms (10) which comprise a group code (20), questions (12) and (14), response prompts (16) and response blocks... |
| 5189606 |
Totally integrated construction cost estimating, analysis, and reporting system |
| Feb-23-1993 |
CCMAS is an integrated construction cost generator which may be used to develop costs for construction projects; to analyze and estimate facilities associated with major weapons programs; for administrative,... |
| 5179643 |
Method of multi-dimensional analysis and display for a large volume of record information items and a system therefor |
| Jan-12-1993 |
Method and system for extracting a characteristic from information handled by a computer and displaying the information in a manner to clarify the characteristic. A relationship among information items... |
| 5168445 |
Automatic ordering system and method for allowing a shop to tailor ordering needs |
| Dec-1-1992 |
An automated ordering system in a retail shop adapted to automatically order goods. In the system, a demand amount in the future is first supposed on the basis of an average of the past demands, the supposed... |
| 5128861 |
Inventory control method and system |
| Jul-7-1992 |
In an inventory control method and system, changes of sales for individual goods are forecasted and the excess or deficiency of a stock of each of the goods at the present point of time is estimated from... |
| 5128752 |
System and method for generating and redeeming tokens |
| Jul-7-1992 |
Tokens and coupons are generated in a television viewer's home by the viewer entering selected product information and authentication data transmitted to and displayed on the television into a home generating... |
| 5124911 |
Method of evaluating consumer choice through concept testing for the marketing and development of consumer products |
| Jun-23-1992 |
A method of concept testing which includes performing a multi-attribute evaluation of prompts comprising concepts and existing products which compete in the same consumer market, eliciting from consumers... |
| 5075771 |
Method of and apparatus for optimal scheduling of television programming to maximize customer satisfaction |
| Dec-24-1991 |
In a method of and apparatus for providing a list of optimal television programs for each individual, it is possible to give a computer center a subscriber's complaints about the individual television... |
