| 6882982 |
Responsive manufacturing and inventory control |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A medical device production and supply information management system for just-in-time inventory control at the manufacturing facility, vendor stocks, material/product tracking, distribution and shipping... |
| 6879962 |
Logistics system and method |
| Apr-12-2005 |
A logistics method is disclosed that provides logistics computer programming for controlling a plurality of transports to supply a plurality of delivery locations from one or more bases. Each of the bases... |
| 6876972 |
System for aiding to make medical care schedule and/or record, program storage device and computer data signal embodied in carrier wave |
| Apr-5-2005 |
A system for aiding to make a medical care map includes: a plurality of files for including individual medical care data; a date and time measuring device for measuring a present date and time; a display... |
| 6873964 |
Method and system for recruiting personnel |
| Mar-29-2005 |
A method for recruiting personnel for a business entity including a plurality of distinct business units each having individual hiring requirements, wherein at least some of the distinct business units'... |
| 6873962 |
Train corridor scheduling process |
| Mar-29-2005 |
A process for scheduling the travel of trains on a rail corridor. The rail corridor includes a plurality of siding tracks onto which trains can be sided when a meet or pass occurs with another train on... |
| 6873961 |
Method and apparatus for identifying and tracking project trends |
| Mar-29-2005 |
A method and apparatus for computer-assisted project analysis. Planned values for successive times for each of a plurality of parameters are stored in a database. Another database receives measured values... |
| 6871182 |
Engineering change decision analysis system and methodology |
| Mar-22-2005 |
A system and method of operating a computer to perform risk and decision analysis of an engineering design change in a product are provided. The method includes the steps of displaying a list of change... |
| 6868395 |
Business transactions using the internet |
| Mar-15-2005 |
In a campaign, a customer's file is reviewed to determine the offer or solicitation to send to the customer and the time such will remain open, and an e-mail message is sent to the customer that contains... |
| 6868389 |
Internet-enabled lead generation |
| Mar-15-2005 |
A method of generating intender leads in a distributed computer system includes the steps of identifying purchase indicators and extracting prospect identifiers from the purchase indicators. Purchase indicators... |
| 6868388 |
Integrated voice and data system and auto retail channel network portal |
| Mar-15-2005 |
The present invention is a network operation center which centrally connects multiple external computer systems belonging to automobile dealers, manufacturers, and vendors of goods and services. The network... |
| 6868387 |
Automated notification of part revisions for outside suppliers |
| Mar-15-2005 |
Revision of a part specification document, such as a drawing, a part specification, or a bill of materials, prompts execution of an automated notification process. A unique part number associated with... |
| 6865542 |
Method and system for accurately forecasting prices and other attributes of agricultural commodities |
| Mar-8-2005 |
Using a general-purpose computer, the method and system of the present invention enables the forecasting of agricultural commodity prices and amounts of consumption, production and trade flows across regions,... |
| 6865541 |
Replaceable outcome decider |
| Mar-8-2005 |
Disclosed is data processing apparatus comprising: means for receiving inputs indicative of results from one or more participants of said one or more sets of data processing tasks; means for mapping each... |
| 6862585 |
System and method for managing product development |
| Mar-1-2005 |
A system, method, and computer readable storage medium for managing product development include a relational database containing draft, approved, and archived versions of product, package, materials, process,... |
| 6862573 |
Automated transaction management system and method |
| Mar-1-2005 |
An automated knowledge dependent transaction management system for processing both the front-end and back-end of a transaction is provided. The system contains hard-coded transaction management module... |
| 6862572 |
System and method for facilitating interaction between businesses, delivery agents, and customers |
| Mar-1-2005 |
A system for facilitating interaction between businesses, independent delivery agents, and customers. The system includes a customer product order interface that receives customer product orders as input... |
| 6859785 |
Diagnostic method and apparatus for business growth strategy |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A method and apparatus for quantitatively determining the optimal mix of strategies to drive growth (i.e., in company profits). The growth strategy mix includes a reenergize component, an adjacency component... |
| 6859782 |
Method for new product development and market introduction |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A method for developing new products for introduction into the marketplace comprises providing a plurality of pools with each pool serving as a repository for new product concepts, ideas, or partially... |
| 6859781 |
Business method for quality assurance of services |
| Feb-22-2005 |
The quality of information technology services provided by an organization to a customer is assured. Assurance reviews of a first solution are performed and a second solution is defined to correct deficiencies.... |
| 6854088 |
Graphical user interface for project data |
| Feb-8-2005 |
A project management display method and system in which a user logs on to a server from a client computer over a network to display a graphical interface associated with a project. The graphical interface... |
| 6853866 |
Computer method for providing optimization of design processes, with dynamic constraints |
| Feb-8-2005 |
A computer method for providing optimization for design processes for situations wherein there is defined a functional form y=f(x,b), where x comprises a set of independent controllable variables x={x1,... |
| 6850892 |
Apparatus and method for allocating resources to improve quality of an organization |
| Feb-1-2005 |
An apparatus and method for allocating the resources of an organization in order to optimize the effects of that allocation on the quality of the organization, where the quality is viewed from a customer's... |
| 6850891 |
Method and system of converting data and judgements to values or priorities |
| Feb-1-2005 |
The subject invention comprises methods for developing a decision hierarchy and including data as well as judgments in the evaluation of alternatives. Using a preferred embodiment of the subject invention,... |
| 6834266 |
Methods for estimating the seasonality of groups of similar items of commerce data sets based on historical sales data values and associated error information |
| Dec-21-2004 |
A set of data is received containing values associated with respective data points, the values associated with each of the data points being characterized by a distribution. The values for each of the... |
| 6834252 |
Method of and apparatus for analyzing population distribution, and computer product |
| Dec-21-2004 |
The population distribution analyzing apparatus is provided with the area setting unit which sets an area in which population distribution of a plurality of users respectively carrying a portable terminal... |
| 6832205 |
System and method for automatically predicting the timing and costs of service events in a life cycle of a product |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A system and method for automatically predicting timing and costs of future service events in a life cycle of a product. A database contains a plurality of service information and performance information... |
| 6832204 |
Train building planning method |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A train building planning method is utilized to determine a state of a train yard and a status of resources within the yard. When a resource becomes available, a determination is made regarding possible... |
| 6832202 |
Method and system of routing requests for authorized approval |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A method and system for routing requests for authorization may comprise automatically determining approvals required for authorization of a request (72). A valid agent to provide one of the approvals required... |
| 6832201 |
Method and system for optimizing request shipping in workflow management systems |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A method for optimizing request shipping within a plurality of distributed networked computer systems holding a distributed application the usage of which realizes a process model underlying said application... |
| 6831966 |
Multi-tenant, multi-media call center services platform system |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A call center system for enabling communication between callers and subscribers. The call center system includes a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and a virtual call center operable to receive... |
| 6829584 |
Virtual home data repository and directory |
| Dec-7-2004 |
The present invention relates to a computer accessible system for electronically storing a model which communicates the physical attributes of a structure along with warranty, insurance and other information... |
| 6826539 |
Virtual structure data repository and directory |
| Nov-30-2004 |
The present invention relates to a computer accessible system for electronically storing a model which communicates the physical attributes of a structure along with warranty, insurance and other information... |
| 6826538 |
Method for planning key component purchases to optimize revenue |
| Nov-30-2004 |
A method of calculating supplies of key components based on enhancing revenues in a made to order scheme. Products are designed by identifying product components, and combining the components in various... |
| 6823320 |
Automated valuation system and method |
| Nov-23-2004 |
An automated valuation system and method for: storing, in a database, a first feature element and an offered price for each of a plurality of specimens; generating, through the use of the first feature... |
| 6823315 |
Dynamic workforce scheduler |
| Nov-23-2004 |
A method of dynamically scheduling a workforce includes obtaining workforce requirements, attributes and employee preferences, determining a workforce schedule based on the workforce requirements and attributes,... |
| 6823226 |
Matrix methods and systems for supply chain management |
| Nov-23-2004 |
A system and method of receiving orders, placing orders in an order matrix, determining potential production periods for an order, rescheduling orders, and generating a bill of materials. The method receives... |
| 6820060 |
Apparatus for generating sales probability |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A method and apparatus for predicting analytically the probability of closing a sale. The apparatus comprises a general purpose computer having a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory for generating... |
| 6820044 |
Method and apparatus for a common-cause failure module for probabilistic risk assessment tools |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A computer readable medium includes one or more sequences of one or more instructions for execution by one or more processors. The instructions when executed by the one or more processors cause the one... |
| 6816839 |
Demand planning for configure-to-order and building blocks-based market environment |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A method for demand planning of products. The method comprises the steps of constructing a configure-to-order operation/multiple building block environment; and, forecasting the demand of the building... |
| 6814296 |
Integrated circuit and associated design method with antenna error control using spare gates |
| Nov-9-2004 |
Antenna errors are corrected in an integrated circuit design utilizing spare gates distributed throughout the integrated circuit. An integrated circuit in accordance with the invention includes standard... |
| 6810383 |
Automated task management and evaluation |
| Oct-26-2004 |
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for electronically managing the assignment of tasks to be completed. Preferred embodiments incorporate a computer network to gather and disseminate... |
| 6804657 |
Methods and systems for global sales forecasting |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A method of generating a real time global sales forecast for a company includes steps of defining an hierarchical structure for a sales force of the company and defining a place within the structure for... |
| 6801901 |
Systems and methods for building and improving the quality of inventory load configurations |
| Oct-5-2004 |
The present invention is a method and system for building and improving inventory load configurations, and displaying the built load configurations to allow review of the load configurations. One embodiment... |
| 6801818 |
Distributed product development |
| Oct-5-2004 |
Product development is accomplished through a plurality of product development tools, each tool assisting in a separate aspect of product development. Each tool has at least one instantiation of a tool... |
| 6798719 |
Electronic device including warranty start date |
| Sep-28-2004 |
An electronic device has a central processing unit (CPU), a display, and a memory device. The display and memory device are both coupled to the CPU. The memory device includes a data structure having a... |
| 6792269 |
System, method and apparatus for tracking deployment of cellular telephone network sites |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A system, method and apparatus is disclosed for tracking deployment of cellular telephone network sites and providing real-time characteristic information about the deployment to one or more users. The... |
| 6772104 |
Method for determining transportation vehicle customer satisfaction |
| Aug-3-2004 |
Within a method for predicting customer satisfaction for a transportation vehicle there is measured for the transportation vehicle a Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) level within the transportation... |
| 6772095 |
Method and system for servicing and maintaining thermal equipment, water treatment equipment and the like |
| Aug-3-2004 |
A method and a system for servicing and maintaining thermal equipment, or water treatment equipment fulfills a prompt countermeasure against an abnormality. The servicing and maintenance system is provided... |
| 6768973 |
Method for finding solutions |
| Jul-27-2004 |
A method is described for using a computer in finding solutions to a problem dependent on a number of criteria. A model algorithm is provided for each of the criteria, each model algorithm providing a... |
| 6763353 |
Real time business process analysis method and apparatus |
| Jul-13-2004 |
A method for monitoring a business process model in which at least one business process object transitions between states. A query having at least one state for the business process object and at least... |
