| 6622124 |
Method of transacting an electronic mail, an electronic commerce, and an electronic business transaction by an electronic commerce terminal operated on a transportation vehicle |
| Sep-16-2003 |
The present invention relates to an electronic commerce terminal for conducting credit card, e-mail, e-commerce, e-business, and other types of transactions from a public transportation vehicle. Public... |
| 6616458 |
Method and apparatus for administering a survey |
| Sep-9-2003 |
In accordance with the present invention, a controller such as an online service provider computer or an ISP computer receives a survey including survey questions from a client desiring to have a survey... |
| 6609118 |
Methods and systems for automated property valuation |
| Aug-19-2003 |
The present invention is a method and system for automating the process for valuing a property that produces an estimated value of a subject property, and a quality assessment of the estimated value, that... |
| 6609109 |
Method for combining house price forecasts |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A system computes a plurality of estimates of a real estate entity based on various types and numbers of predictive models. It also selects a limited number of best estimates to be combined. Finally, the... |
| 6609101 |
Method and system for determining time-phased product sales forecasts and projected replenishment shipments for a retail stores supply chain |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A time-phased forecasting and replenishment system (20) for retail organizations which can be used for inventory management and financial management. One or more computers (28) create time-phased plans... |
| 6607484 |
Behavior and stress management recognition apparatus |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A life support apparatus comprising a vital information sensor attached to a body to acquire vital information of a user, a behavior information sensor attached to the body to acquire behavior information... |
| 6604083 |
Market determination based on travel time bands |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A market analysis system uses travel time to define a relevant market area. A map is generated using stored geographical map information around a selected geographical point or area, and a travel time... |
| 6601100 |
System and method for collecting and analyzing information about content requested in a network (world wide web) environment |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A server system on a network such as the World Wide Web aggregates and stores information about the content of Web pages served by a server on a network. A server process receives one or more requests... |
| 6601036 |
System and method for dynamic assembly of packages in retail environments |
| Jul-29-2003 |
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... |
| 6601034 |
Decision management system which is cross-function, cross-industry and cross-platform |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A computer-implemented rules based decision management system which is cross-platform, cross-industry and cross-function. The decision management system has a software architecture which includes a common... |
| 6594638 |
On-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information about a user of a world-wide-web site and dynamically selecting questions to present to the user |
| Jul-15-2003 |
An on-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information from a user of a home WWW site and for dynamically selecting questions to present to the user. A plurality of sponsor symbols are... |
| 6594636 |
Method for managing workflow based on electronic mail system |
| Jul-15-2003 |
In a workflow management system, a mail instance can be easily registered as a workflow instance and workflow definitions, and a workflow instance can be replaced at any process stage by other workflow... |
| 6594622 |
System and method for extracting symbols from numeric time series for forecasting extreme events |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A method for predicting extreme changes in numeric time series data includes converting a numeric time series into a sequence of symbols. A prediction method, such as a neural network or nearest neighbor... |
| 6591245 |
Media content notification via communications network |
| Jul-8-2003 |
The notification system identifies media content based on personal preferences of individual users and provides notification of identified media content to the users. In one embodiment, the system (100)... |
| 6587832 |
Market pay system |
| Jul-1-2003 |
Method and system for obtaining and using observed market rates in estimating suitable market-based compensation for one or more jobs. Each observed market rate is assigned a job family and a combination... |
| 6587831 |
System and method for online scheduling and shift management |
| Jul-1-2003 |
A method for centrally creating a schedule for a group of company employees who may be geographically dispersed. The system operates over a distributed network thereby providing communication among employees... |
| 6584447 |
Method and computer program product for weather adapted, consumer event planning |
| Jun-24-2003 |
A system and method for forecasting future retail performance are described herein. The system includes a storage device that stores a sales history database, a weather history database, and a weather... |
| 6584346 |
Process and apparatus for selecting or designing products having sound outputs |
| Jun-24-2003 |
A process and apparatus for selecting or designing a product, such as a muffler, having a sound output which is less stressful or more pleasing. The process includes the steps of sensing at least one physiological... |
| 6578011 |
System and method for directing and instructing customers to deal with specific merchants using incentives |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A buyer-seller matching system that uses incentives to verify commissions from matching the buyer with a seller. An item locator system that comprises a repository of information about items for purchase... |
| 6578009 |
Marketing strategy support system for business customer sales and territory sales information |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A marketing strategy support system has a server apparatus and a plurality of client apparatuses which can be connected through a communication device to the server apparatus. The server apparatus is provided... |
| 6578008 |
Method and system for an online talent business |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A method and system for implementing an online talent business whereby large numbers of unknown artists can have their artistic works made available to the public and wherein the public votes on which... |
| 6578007 |
Global document creation system including administrative server computer |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A distributed dictation system includes a data communication network, an administrative server connected to the network, and a plurality of dictation servers connected to the network. The dictation servers... |
| 6578004 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating management of information technology investment |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A method and apparatus to facilitate management of IT investment includes storing data associated with performance metrics of a number of information technology (IT) projects, and generating a number of... |
| 6574614 |
Consumer feedback apparatus |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A consumer feedback apparatus for collecting, analyzing, and reporting information on goods and services offered for sale to consumers by providers, comprising a recording station selectively operable... |
| 6574608 |
Web-based system for connecting buyers and sellers |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A Web-based buyer-driven system of commerce efficiently and inexpensively connects buyers and sellers. In general, the system includes a Web site globally accessible by potential buyers and sellers. Potential... |
| 6567824 |
Integrated inventory management system |
| May-20-2003 |
A method is provided for inventory management which includes an initial step of receiving a customer request for an inventory item and then generating a table or menu of one or more inventory items that... |
| 6567569 |
Method for determining reproducibly if visual features of objects are known to a person |
| May-20-2003 |
A method for determining reproducibly if visual features of an object are known to a person. For that purpose, one or more test images are prepared by applying predetermined algorithms so that an image... |
| 6567108 |
Computer implemented method of implementing, maintaining, and updating a brand architecture system |
| May-20-2003 |
A method of implementing an automated brand architecture system is described. The method comprises the computer implemented steps of displaying a navigable brand-architecture chart. The method further... |
| 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... |
| 6564191 |
Computer-implemented method for performance measurement consistent with an investment strategy |
| May-13-2003 |
A computer-implemented method and system for analyzing performance of financial securities consistent with a long-term investment strategy, the method utilizing a computer system for inputting investment... |
| 6561425 |
System and apparatus for generating a unique identity for a computer-based product |
| May-13-2003 |
Computer-based products such as postal security devices are manufactured as generic, nondescript units. Each has a unique identifier or embedded hardware serial number readable by data communications such... |
| 6557006 |
System and method for displaying an interactive electronic representation of a corresponding static media object |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A system and method for displaying an interactive electronic representation ("IER") of a corresponding static media object is provided by associating a unique identification tag with a static media object.... |
| 6557005 |
Method and system for dynamically generating web forms in a variety of languages |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A web-site can provide data entry forms for a number of purposes in a number of different languages. The remote user accesses the web-site and specifies the data entry form and language desired. The server... |
| 6556974 |
Method for evaluating current business performance |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A system for providing accurate, quantifiable and reproducible assessments of an organization's performance based on predetermined criteria. The system includes a telecommunications infrastructure administered... |
| 6556962 |
Method for reducing network costs and its application to domino circuits |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A system and method which reduce a network cost of a domino circuit. The network costs of domino circuits can be reduced by utilizing the methods and systems disclosed. The domino circuit is represented... |
| 6553350 |
Method and apparatus for pricing products in multi-level product and organizational groups |
| Apr-22-2003 |
The system organize various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on "who" (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing "what" (i.e. which... |
| 6549890 |
Interactive computer system and data analysis method |
| Apr-15-2003 |
The present invention relates to an interactive computer system and method for collecting and analyzing user response data. The system includes a portable, compact re-programmable data device, the user... |
| 6535889 |
System and method for obtaining and displaying an interactive electronic representation of a conventional static media object |
| Mar-18-2003 |
A system and method for displaying an interactive electronic representation ("IER") of a conventional static media object, such as an electronic publication containing a digital image, is provided by associating... |
| 6529878 |
System for rewarding viewers of interactive commercial advertisements |
| Mar-4-2003 |
A system and method for compensating users for responding to advertisements in an interactive manner poses questions for users and dynamically generates further questions in response to users' answers... |
| 6527557 |
System and method for inferring mental representations of individuals by successive comparison of items |
| Mar-4-2003 |
A method for inferring mental representations by successive comparison of items is disclosed. The method incorporates the steps of (a) presenting a series of N items to a participant; (b) asking the participant... |
| 6526389 |
Telecommunications system for generating a three-level customer behavior profile and for detecting deviation from the profile to identify fraud |
| Feb-25-2003 |
Telecommunications apparatus and method for detecting any unusual activity in customer behavior. A comprehensive behavior profile of a customer is generated on the basis of customer transactions. The profile... |
| 6523064 |
Network gateway for collecting geographic data information |
| Feb-18-2003 |
In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, a gateway device comprises a central processing unit, an external network interface, an internal network interface, and a positioning unit each... |
| 6516301 |
Order-based material management system |
| Feb-4-2003 |
An Order Based Materials Management (OBMM) method using forecasts of actual customer orders to determine component stocking levels. There may be several types of orders and several types of customer demand... |
| 6516240 |
Apparatus and method for the remote production of customized clothing |
| Feb-4-2003 |
An apparatus and method is provided for creating custom-fitted garments wherein the customer provides critical information which is known to or easily ascertainable by the customer without assistance.... |
| 6513014 |
Method and apparatus for administering a survey via a television transmission network |
| Jan-28-2003 |
In accordance with the present invention, a controller such as a cable television company receives a survey including survey questions from a client desiring to have a survey conducted. The controller... |
| 6510427 |
Customer feedback acquisition and processing system |
| Jan-21-2003 |
A customer feedback acquisition and processing system is disclosed. Customer feedback, which may optionally include voice signals, is captured and stored in a database. The database can be searched to... |
| 6509730 |
Method of environmental performance measurement |
| Jan-21-2003 |
A method of measuring the performance of facility based on either a single or multiple performance or environmental indicators. Particularly, the method involves a comparison of ideal benchmark values... |
| 6507279 |
Complete integrated self-checkout system and method |
| Jan-14-2003 |
An integrated self-checkout system and method incorporates access control, electronic article surveillance (EAS), and radio frequency identification (RFID) subsystems, and allows marketing advertisements... |
| 6505168 |
System and method for gathering and standardizing customer purchase information for target marketing |
| Jan-7-2003 |
The present invention relates to storing and manipulating customer purchasing information, particularly purchasing information by credit cards, debit cards, checks, and the like. A hierarchical organizational... |
| 6505166 |
System and method for providing expert referral over a network |
| Jan-7-2003 |
A system and method for assigning an expert to a request for assistance. The inventions allows users to request assistance over the internet to an expert server having a file of qualified experts. The... |
