| 6970838 |
Methods and systems for online express ordering of goods and services |
| Nov-29-2005 |
A method of processing an online purchase request from a customer includes steps of receiving a first online purchase request for a first item; retrieving pre-stored information about the customer and... |
| 6970829 |
Method and system for skills-based planning and scheduling in a workforce contact center environment |
| Nov-29-2005 |
A method of forecasting, allocating and scheduling in a single or multi-site skills-based contact or call center environment organized into a hierarchy of zero or more business units at a first, upper... |
| 6968324 |
Method, system and program product for evaluating a computational processing capacity migration between computer platforms |
| Nov-22-2005 |
A method, system and program product for determining a cost differential resulting from a migration of computational workloads between computer platforms is disclosed herein. Information regarding current... |
| 6968323 |
Dynamic allocation and pricing of resources of web server farm |
| Nov-22-2005 |
The present invention relates to a computer implementable system and method for allocation and pricing of classified resources of a web server farm to customers by a resource center comprising means for... |
| 6968312 |
System and method for measuring and managing performance in an information technology organization |
| Nov-22-2005 |
An IT measurement system is aligned with the IT organization's business goals by examining the IT organization's current state-of-affairs with respect to measurement and analyzing how it maps to a proposed... |
| 6965867 |
Methods and apparatus for allocating, costing, and pricing organizational resources |
| Nov-15-2005 |
This invention is a means both to allocate all types of resources for commercial, governmental, or non-profit organizations and to price such resources. A linear programming process makes fulfillment allocations... |
| 6961756 |
Innovation management network |
| Nov-1-2005 |
An application allows employees to submit suggestions and ideas for improving how a company does business. A presently preferred embodiment of the invention supports multiple points of entry, which can... |
| 6961685 |
Probability model selection using information-theoretic optimization criterion |
| Nov-1-2005 |
A system and method for the discovery and selection of an optimal probability model. Probability model selection can be formulated as an optimization problem with linear order constraints and a non-linear... |
| 6959287 |
Method and system for conducting a target audit in a high volume transaction environment |
| Oct-25-2005 |
A target audit methodology to provide a transaction-based detail of errors in an environment with a high volume of transactions. The primary components comprise a distributed computer network, such as... |
| 6957197 |
Load planning tables for a parcel shipping system |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A system for managing shipping parcels that includes a specially adapted set of load planning tables, or, from another aspect, a set of load planning tables for use with a system for managing shipping... |
| 6954874 |
Diagnostic method and diagnostic system for monitoring available resources in a production process |
| Oct-11-2005 |
The invention relates to a diagnosis method which permits continuous monitoring of the available resources in a production process, into which a number of supply links are incorporated in the form of a... |
| 6954737 |
Method and apparatus for work management for facility maintenance |
| Oct-11-2005 |
A system and method are shown for work management for facility maintenance. The system includes a central management server configured to receive a first set of information including tasks to be performed... |
| 6954734 |
Method of producing, selling, and distributing articles of manufacture |
| Oct-11-2005 |
A method of selling articles of manufacture which utilizes an electronic communication system to identify a plurality of articles of manufacture, from a plurality of manufacturing entities, which are available... |
| 6952680 |
Apparatus and method for tracking and managing physical assets |
| Oct-4-2005 |
A computer based system automatically gathers, analyzes, and delivers information relating to the procurement and utilization of a plurality of such assets, such as a fleet of industrial equipment, so... |
| 6952679 |
Method and system for evaluating quality services |
| Oct-4-2005 |
A method and system for evaluating quality service though the use of anonymous shoppers. The method and system provide executives and managers of retail operations with an essentially objective evaluation... |
| 6950802 |
System and method for systems integration |
| Sep-27-2005 |
A system for providing integrated system solutions includes a set of process descriptions; a set of work product descriptions; and engagement models collecting the process descriptions and work product... |
| 6950801 |
Method and apparatus for coordinating services |
| Sep-27-2005 |
The invention relates to a method of coordinating or arranging services, such as automotive glass repair services for the policyholders of an insurance company, and to an apparatus for practicing the method.... |
| 6947951 |
System for modeling a business |
| Sep-20-2005 |
A data structure and software systems for modeling a business are disclosed. The data structure is formed of a constellation of data structures termed Business Execution and Analysis Models (BEAMs). Each... |
| 6947905 |
System and method for displaying planning information associated with a supply chain |
| Sep-20-2005 |
A system operating on at least one computer for displaying planning information associated with a supply chain includes an enterprise model, a planning engine, and a presentation interface. The enterprise... |
| 6947904 |
System and method for incorporating mortality risk in an investment planning model |
| Sep-20-2005 |
A retirement planning method for computing possible future values of a portfolio of an investor. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of (a) receiving a plurality of user inputs comprising... |
| 6944598 |
Binary trees for detecting inventory problems in an enterprise model |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary... |
| 6941278 |
Freight information management method and freight management system using electronic tags |
| Sep-6-2005 |
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... |
| 6938049 |
Creating ensembles of decision trees through sampling |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A system for decision tree ensembles that includes a module to read the data, a module to sort the data, a module to evaluate a potential split of the data according to some criterion using a random sample... |
| 6938007 |
Method of pricing application software |
| Aug-30-2005 |
In one aspect, an automated method is provided for updating cost data for a software application in a maintenance environment. The method includes collecting functional metrics data and determining a composite... |
| 6937992 |
Transport vehicle capacity maximization logistics system and method of same |
| Aug-30-2005 |
Disclosed is a vehicle capacity maximization system and method of accomplishing the same. |
| 6934687 |
Computer architecture and method for supporting and analyzing electronic commerce over the world wide web for commerce service providers and/or internet service providers |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A computer system that supports and analyzes Internet and/or electronic commerce data includes at least one user station transmitting a user request, and at least one Internet server, connectable to the... |
| 6928418 |
Portfolio rebalancing by means of resampled efficient frontiers |
| Aug-9-2005 |
A method for evaluating statistical congruence of an existing or putative portfolio with a target portfolio, both the current portfolio and the target portfolio having a plurality of assets. A mean-variance... |
| 6928412 |
Computerized system to improve process of bringing consumer product to market |
| Aug-9-2005 |
A data management system for use in a consumer product development process comprises a computing device with a memory having a plurality of data bases including at least one database for each of a plurality... |
| 6925443 |
Method, system and computer program product for assessing information security |
| Aug-2-2005 |
A method, system and computer program product for assessing information security interviews users regarding technical and non-technical issues. In an embodiment, users are interviewed based on areas of... |
| 6922614 |
Energy management system using transmission by remote broadcasting, possibly direct |
| Jul-26-2005 |
This invention relates to an energy management system in an energy distribution network (DSTR) comprising an energy source (SE1) and a number of energy consumers (K1, K2, K3) distributed... |
| 6922133 |
Method and apparatus for providing a proof of delivery verification for freight transportation systems |
| Jul-26-2005 |
A method and apparatus for providing a proof of delivery verification for freight transportation systems. A vehicle transmits an indication of arrival at a destination. A remote station receives the indication... |
| 6920474 |
Method and system for enterprise business process management |
| Jul-19-2005 |
An enterprise business process management system and method for definition and execution of business processes formed from portions of one or more business applications present in an enterprise. The enterprise... |
| 6915269 |
System and method for facilitating bilateral and multilateral decision-making |
| Jul-5-2005 |
Techniques for evaluating the closeness of fit between various parties and counterparties utilizing bilateral and multilateral decision-making are disclosed. For each party, questions intended to reveal... |
| 6915268 |
Transport logistics systems and methods |
| Jul-5-2005 |
A logistics system manages the shipments of goods supplied from a plurality of different shippers by a plurality of carriers. It has a variety of modules integrated with each other to perform various functionalities.... |
| 6915267 |
Distributed control of non-linear coupled systems with a single output |
| Jul-5-2005 |
The present invention encompasses a control system and method for systems of producing and consuming units. The method of the invention includes the steps of setting each producing unit to have an output... |
| 6915266 |
Method and system for providing evaluation data from tracked, formatted administrative data of a service provider |
| Jul-5-2005 |
An agent-neutral computerized method for processing administrative data of a medical service provider, including defining standard administrative data formats for use by a medical service provider system,... |
| 6912508 |
Method and apparatus for promoting taxpayer compliance |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A method and apparatus for promoting taxpayer compliance. A computer-implemented data mining system mines taxpayer data to identify taxpayer profiles for taxpayer compliance issues. A computer-implemented... |
| 6910016 |
System and method for identifying the workload queued by a monitor |
| Jun-21-2005 |
A method and apparatus identifies the status of a system by determining average queue waiting periods of commands in one or more queues, and identifying the trend of average queue waiting periods over... |
| 6904440 |
Multi-tier material requirements flowdown generation |
| Jun-7-2005 |
A method of producing a master sub-tier schedule for a Multi-tier Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP) system comprising the steps of populating a database with a plurality of identified part/supplier... |
| 6901393 |
System, method and computer program product for a customer-centric collaborative protocol |
| May-31-2005 |
A system, method and computer program product are provided for affording customer-centric collaborative decision making in a business-to-business framework. Initially, a minimum set of attributes is defined.... |
| 6901372 |
Quality operating system |
| May-31-2005 |
A quality operation system or method 10 for performing manufacturing projects 12. The method 10 efficiently organizes the project into five phases including a concept proposal phase 24, a concept feasibility... |
| 6898569 |
Method and apparatus for advanced scheduling and messaging system |
| May-24-2005 |
A method and apparatus provide an advanced scheduling and messaging system in which information about an appointment is received from a user. Information about an attendee associated with the appointment,... |
| 6898435 |
Method of processing and billing work orders |
| May-24-2005 |
Customer calls for maintenance and repair for customer equipment are handled automatically in a computerized network. A central dispatch office receives customer trouble calls. A number of available technicians,... |
| 6895385 |
Method and system for ascribing a reputation to an entity as a rater of other entities |
| May-17-2005 |
A method and system for ascribing a reputation of an entity as a rater of other entities is provided. A first rating indicative of a rating of a rated entity by the first entity, and one or more second... |
| 6895383 |
Overall risk in a system |
| May-17-2005 |
A computer-implemented method and system for assessing the overall risk in at least part of an information technology system includes inputting into a risk assessment database a plurality of identified... |
| 6895382 |
Method for arriving at an optimal decision to migrate the development, conversion, support and maintenance of software applications to off shore/off site locations |
| May-17-2005 |
This invention relates to a method for implementing an off shore/off site activity in an organization, with most optimal skills transfer process. The said process includes the steps of |
| 6895381 |
Method and system for management of a wait list for reserved purchases |
| May-17-2005 |
The present invention provides a system and method for predicting the likelihood of materialization of pending wait-listed reservations for the purchase of perishable commodities. Details pertaining to... |
| 6892179 |
System and method for ascribing a reputation to an entity |
| May-10-2005 |
A method and system for determining a ratee reputation of an entity based at least in part on the rater reputation of one or more of the entities that have rated the rated entity. A ratee reputation of... |
| 6892178 |
Method and system for ascribing a reputation to an entity from the perspective of another entity |
| May-10-2005 |
A personalized ratee reputation of a first entity from the perspective of a second entity is determined. The second entity is connected by one or more rating paths to the first entity. A breadth-first... |
| 6892049 |
Method and system for selecting training materials |
| May-10-2005 |
A system and method for selecting training materials is provided. In an aspect of the invention, a system is provided that includes a skill requirements database and a training products database. A user... |
