| 6332130 |
System and process for inter-domain planning analysis and optimization using model agents as partial replicas of remote domains |
| Dec-18-2001 |
A computer implemented system for inter-domain analysis is disclosed. The system includes a domain engine (234), associated with a first supply chain entity, having a local model representing a supply... |
| 6332129 |
Method and system for utilizing a psychographic questionnaire in a buyer-driven commerce system |
| Dec-18-2001 |
A system for processing the sale of goods and services includes a psychographic questionnaire to gather and assess buyers' needs and purchasing patterns. In a buyer-driven commerce system, the questionnaire... |
| 6330554 |
Methods and apparatus using task models for targeting marketing information to computer users based on a task being performed |
| Dec-11-2001 |
Methods and apparatus for analyzing tasks performed by computer users by (i) gathering usage data, (ii) converting logged usage data into a uniform format, (iii) determining or defining task boundaries,... |
| 6327574 |
Hierarchical models of consumer attributes for targeting content in a privacy-preserving manner |
| Dec-4-2001 |
A system and method provide for the interpretation and augmenting of structured documents electronically delivered to an individual consumer's computer using consumer profiles developed from and maintained... |
| 6327572 |
Viral marketing for voice-accessible information service |
| Dec-4-2001 |
Methods for introducing information services to potential customers. The information services can provide Internet access, value-added telephone services, and the like. As a non-customer or, in other words,... |
| 6327571 |
Method and apparatus for hardware realization process assessment |
| Dec-4-2001 |
The invention provides techniques for performing hardware realization process assessment (HRPA). In an illustrative embodiment, a processing system receives response data, in response to a request for... |
| 6327570 |
Personal business service system and method |
| Dec-4-2001 |
A system and method of computerizing companies with customized individual addressable electronic direct marketing, self-service automation, and customer care support. The system contains a private network... |
| 6324541 |
System, method, and computer program product for providing relational patterns between entities |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A contact intelligence data mining tool for storing, processing, displaying, and printing relational patterns between entities (e.g., business and other contacts). The tool allows proprietary individual... |
| 6321221 |
System, method and article of manufacture for increasing the user value of recommendations |
| Nov-20-2001 |
The invention includes a system, method and article of manufacture for generating a serendipity-weighted recommendation output set to a user based, at least in part, on a serendipity function. The system... |
| 6321206 |
Decision management system for creating strategies to control movement of clients across categories |
| Nov-20-2001 |
A software-based decision management system that allows an organization to monitor and evaluate client performance data relating to client interactions with the organization, and to appropriately modify... |
| 6321179 |
System and method for using noisy collaborative filtering to rank and present items |
| Nov-20-2001 |
A system and method of providing predicted user ratings includes calculating the accuracy of predictions based on the variance of distribution of the predicted user's rating. The system and method present... |
| 6317720 |
Shared vehicle deployment and reallocation using predicted and current demand location and transit data |
| Nov-13-2001 |
A vehicle allocation system oversees the operation of a plurality of auto-piloted vehicles, used to transport passengers between major ports such as airports, train stations, shopping malls, etc. The vehicle... |
| 6313833 |
Graphical data collection and retrieval interface |
| Nov-6-2001 |
A graphical user interface is provided for capturing application data in picture form. A set of data capture tools, including a subjective data parameter pallette and accompanying data canvas, are presented... |
| 6311185 |
Method and apparatus for modifying an information page transmitted in a communications network |
| Oct-30-2001 |
A method and apparatus for modifying an information page transmitted in a communications network, such as the Internet. A request to display an information page is received from a client computer. Information... |
| 6301516 |
Method for identifying critical to quality dependencies |
| Oct-9-2001 |
A method of generating quality matrices indicating a relationship between critical to quality characteristics and key control parameters for levels of a process. A plurality of rows of a first matrix are... |
| 6300880 |
Multichannel audio distribution system having portable receivers |
| Oct-9-2001 |
A multichannel switched communication system having a plurality of communication channels, with a plurality of information records stored in a database relating to a plurality of identified objects; a... |
| 6298348 |
Consumer profiling system |
| Oct-2-2001 |
A consumer profiling system is presented in which consumer profiles are formed and updated based on their purchases. The consumer profiles contain both demographic data and product preferences. Purchase... |
| 6298334 |
Object-based numeric-analysis engine |
| Oct-2-2001 |
A method implemented in a computer system for dynamically analyzing the status of a numeric system wherein the numeric system which includes one or more numeric objects such as inflow objects, outflow... |
| 6298332 |
CD-ROM product label apparatus and method |
| Oct-2-2001 |
A CD-ROM provides all or part of a product labeling system for engaging purchasers. Executables, data, or both are recorded on a CD-ROM hang-tag or other product labeling structure in order to deliver... |
| 6298330 |
Communicating with a computer based on the offline purchase history of a particular consumer |
| Oct-2-2001 |
A method, system, and computer program product for delivering a targeted advertisement. A first identifier, such as a cookie, corresponding to the a first computer is received from the first computer.... |
| 6298328 |
Apparatus, method, and system for sizing markets |
| Oct-2-2001 |
Using a general-purpose computer, the system allocates, tracks, and forecasts market data by product, geographic area, market segment, provider, and time period, in a way consistent with accepted regional... |
| 6295530 |
Internet service of differently formatted viewable data signals including commands for browser execution |
| Sep-25-2001 |
Output signals are served from a serving device to a plurality of browsing devices connected to a network. The output signals represent commands executable by each browsable device so as to display viewable... |
| 6285983 |
Marketing systems and methods that preserve consumer privacy |
| Sep-4-2001 |
Real-time marketing systems and methods are provided for creating marketing profiles and for directing customized offers to consumers while preserving consumer privacy. The systems and methods permit marketers... |
| 6283377 |
IC card for accumulating degree of interest and system for accumulating degree of interest using such card |
| Sep-4-2001 |
An IC card capable of accumulating the degree of shoppers' interest in a commodity is provided. For this purpose, the IC card has a front surface provided with a display for displaying information of the... |
| 6275811 |
System and method for facilitating interactive electronic communication through acknowledgment of positive contributive |
| Aug-14-2001 |
A system and method of authenticating and acknowledging, for each user among a group of users, that the user's behavior is a positive contribution to a context. The authentication of positive contributive... |
| 6263315 |
Revenue management system and method |
| Jul-17-2001 |
A revenue management software system supports decisions to accept or deny requests for resource capacity (seats, rooms, volume/weight, air time, etc.) using control logic that accesses multidimensional... |
| 6263314 |
Method of performing intellectual property (IP) audit optionally over network architecture |
| Jul-17-2001 |
A method of performing an intellectual property (IP) audit estimates a value of an intellectual property portfolio. The method includes the steps of analyzing the IP portfolio, and deriving first information... |
| 6260047 |
Inventory management system |
| Jul-10-2001 |
A method for selecting an optimum time period from an inventory of available time periods, where each time period has a predetermined duration including selected and unselected time portions and an associated... |
| 6260024 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating buyer-driven purchase orders on a commercial network system |
| Jul-10-2001 |
Systems and methods are described for providing a global bilateral buyer-driven system for creating binding contracts by incorporating various methods of communication, commerce and security for the buyers... |
| 6256633 |
Context-based and user-profile driven information retrieval |
| Jul-3-2001 |
A user is enabled to navigate through an electronic data base in a personalized manner. A context is created based on a profile of the user, the profile being at least partly formed in advance. Candidate... |
| 6253187 |
Integrated inventory management system |
| Jun-26-2001 |
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... |
| 6253186 |
Method and apparatus for detecting fraud |
| Jun-26-2001 |
A computerized arrangement for detecting potentially fraudulent suppliers or providers of goods or services includes a processor, a storage device, an input device for communicating data to the processor... |
| 6249790 |
Relational database management system and method of operation |
| Jun-19-2001 |
A method of operating a database of records. The method includes providing an internet web site containing selected information, and providing a computer containing the database. Each record of the database... |
| 6249774 |
Method for owning, managing, automatically replenishing, and invoicing inventory items |
| Jun-19-2001 |
A method by which a distributor owns, manages, and automatically replenishes the inventory of a business that is a customer of the distributor. The distributor collects information over a start-up period... |
| 6249770 |
Method and system of financial spreading and forecasting |
| Jun-19-2001 |
A method and system for financial spreading and forecasting provides a computerized system for automatically spreading and analyzing historical financial statements and generating financial forecasts.... |
| 6249769 |
Method, system and program product for evaluating the business requirements of an enterprise for generating business solution deliverables |
| Jun-19-2001 |
The information technology environment and requirements of a business entity are evaluated via an interactive engagement process, system and program product to successively match the entity's needs to... |
| 6243687 |
Kiosk systems and methods for issuing a card storing electronic coupons, after receiving data about a customer |
| Jun-5-2001 |
A system for dispensing and redeeming electronic discount coupons in a store. A card-dispensing kiosk collects information from a customer and subsequently issues a "smart card" for storing electronic... |
| 6240398 |
Product classification process for optical subassemblies |
| May-29-2001 |
A method and system for assigning a classification to a device having a set of qualifying classifications. The method includes the steps of obtaining an inventory count for each classification of device... |
| 6240393 |
Aggregating and pooling weight loss information in a communication system with feedback |
| May-29-2001 |
The invention provides a method and system for aggregating and pooling information with feedback in a computer communication system. A communication system includes a server device and a set of client... |
| 6236991 |
Method and system for providing access for categorized information from online internet and intranet sources |
| May-22-2001 |
A system for collecting, categorizing and searching metadata about content provided on the internet and/or intranet for delivery in accordance with customized user profiles. The system collects internet... |
| 6236980 |
Magazine, online, and broadcast summary recommendation reporting system to aid in decision making |
| May-22-2001 |
The invention utilizes a computer apparatus to automatically generate displays or reports containing investment security or element recommendations (FIG. 4, box 133) along with an optional summarization... |
| 6236977 |
Computer implemented marketing system |
| May-22-2001 |
A state-event engine manages behavior over time in response to events in deterministic fashion from user-supplied rules and policies for a set of dynamic objects. The campaign engine selectively generates... |
| 6236975 |
System and method for profiling customers for targeted marketing |
| May-22-2001 |
A targeted marketing system and method are provided that provide a customer with customer questions, receive responses to the customer questions from the customer, and store data associated with the responses.... |
| 6236955 |
Management training simulation method and system |
| May-22-2001 |
A management training simulation system and method are disclosed. A method in accordance with one aspect of the invention is implemented on a computer and develops the decision-making skills of a user... |
| 6233564 |
Merchandising using consumer information from surveys |
| May-15-2001 |
A system is provided for obtaining consumer related information using a number of data gathering networks. The obtained data is stored in a common database network that is accessible for processing and... |
| 6230150 |
Vending machine evaluation network |
| May-8-2001 |
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for automatically testing, monitoring and managing the pricing and other sales information associated with products sold by vending machines. A price or other sales... |
| 6223163 |
Method and apparatus for controlling offers that are provided at a point-of-sale terminal |
| Apr-24-2001 |
A POS terminal or other computing device provides a plurality of offers to customers, and then measures a performance rate of each offer. For example, the acceptance rate or the profit rate of the offers... |
| 6222914 |
System and method for administration of an incentive award system having a delayed award payment using a credit instrument |
| Apr-24-2001 |
A system and method for administration of an incentive award program wherein award points are earned in response to certain actions by the Participants and then credited to the Participant's credit card,... |
| 6219654 |
Method, system and program product for performing cost analysis of an information technology implementation |
| Apr-17-2001 |
A method, system and program product for determining the cost to an enterprise of a proposed information technology solution implementation is described herein. A detailed evaluation of the information... |
| 6216129 |
Advertisement selection system supporting discretionary target market characteristics |
| Apr-10-2001 |
An advertisement selection system is presented in which vectors describing an actual or hypothetical market for a product or desired viewing audience can be determined. An ad characterization vector is... |
