| 6763276 |
Method for optimizing a continuous complex system using a set of vertices and dynamic hierarchical constraints |
| Jul-13-2004 |
A method optimizes a system. Performances of design parameters of an objective function modeling the system are represented in a multi-dimensional search space. A set of vertices are positioned in the... |
| 6757660 |
Method for analyzing information to provide an objective assessment of a predefined subject |
| Jun-29-2004 |
A method for evaluating the relative importance for a predefined subject of predefined core characteristics. To evaluate the importance of the predefined subject, a first data set is created that contains... |
| 6756983 |
Method of visualizing data |
| Jun-29-2004 |
A method of visualizing data including displaying wheels, which represent functional units of a system, wherein each wheel is subdivided into segments collectively representing a process within the functional... |
| 6754635 |
Method and apparatus for automating the conduct of surveys over a network system |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A method and apparatus for automating surveys over a network system causes an interface to be displayed to a particular client of the network system. This interface can be used by the particular client... |
| 6750766 |
Alerts monitor |
| Jun-15-2004 |
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for monitoring specific areas of concern in warehouse operations. Information describing operations of a warehouse... |
| 6745187 |
Environmental permit web portal |
| Jun-1-2004 |
A system is disclosed that allows remote, regulated entity users web based access to authorization data, such as permit data in an environmental regulatory permitting or management system. The user can... |
| 6741967 |
Full service research bureau and test center method and apparatus |
| May-25-2004 |
A centralized full-service research bureau and test center method and apparatus is provided, which assists a customer, typically a Web product manager, in designing a usability test for typical tasks faced... |
| 6738747 |
Method and apparatus for forming a production plan |
| May-18-2004 |
According to the present invention, a production plan forming apparatus is provided with a constitution wherein based on basic data necessary for forming a production plan and state data changing with... |
| 6738746 |
System and method for ongoing supporting a procurement and accounts payable system |
| May-18-2004 |
A system for deploying to a client accounting installation a general procurement and accounts payable application specifically configured for the client by an enterprise includes a database server for... |
| 6735571 |
Compensation data prediction |
| May-11-2004 |
A method of predicting compensation data includes obtaining compensation data, associated with a job category, with at least one datum being associated with each of a plurality of characteristics associated... |
| 6735570 |
System and method for evaluating a selectable group of people against a selectable set of skills |
| May-11-2004 |
An improved administration system for use in managing and reporting skill assessment data entered by users of a skill assessment tool is disclosed. The skill assessment tool of the preferred embodiment... |
| 6732079 |
Method of determining the best mix of regular and contract employees |
| May-4-2004 |
A process is disclosed for implementation on a suitably programmed digital computer for producing a worker staffing plan for an organization over a long-term workload forecast when the organization employs... |
| 6721737 |
Method of ranking items using efficient queries |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A method is provided for ranking a plurality of items. The method comprises initializing a (D-1) dimensional weight space including a feasible region, where D is equal to a number of attributes and a point... |
| 6721714 |
Method and system for tactical airline management |
| Apr-13-2004 |
The present invention provides a method and system for managing the assets of a user airline. In a preferred embodiment, this method comprises the steps of: (a) collecting and storing specified data, (b)... |
| 6714915 |
System and method for project designing and developing a procurement and accounts payable system |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A system for deploying to a client accounting installation a general procurement and accounts payable application specifically configured for the client by an enterprise includes a database server for... |
| 6711549 |
Method of accelerating delivery of magazines to a new subscriber |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A system and method have been developed to accelerate the delivery of the first issue(s) of a publication as required to fill a new subscription order. The system and method collect the information on... |
| 6708156 |
System and method for projecting market penetration |
| Mar-16-2004 |
A system for facilitating simulations and modelling of market sales volume is provided including a server, an input device, at least one web pages, and software for projecting penetration of merchandise... |
| 6708155 |
Decision management system with automated strategy optimization |
| Mar-16-2004 |
An apparatus and method for automatically optimizing a strategy of a decision management system. More specifically, a computer-implemented decision management system applies a strategy to determine actions... |
| 6701298 |
Computerized management system and method for energy performance evaluation and improvement |
| Mar-2-2004 |
A system and method for energy management in which data relating to energy usage and energy-related policies and practices is collected in an automated data processing device. The data is analyzed to arrive... |
| 6691133 |
Entertainment project workforce search system network |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A method for accessing a workforce talent location and occupational report containing conjunctive sentences of industry credits, through the use of database platforms, interactive technologies or other... |
| 6687677 |
System and method for deploying a procurement and accounts payable system |
| Feb-3-2004 |
A system for deploying to a client accounting installation a general procurement and accounts payable application specifically configured for the client by an enterprise includes a database server for... |
| 6687557 |
Consolidated component catalog |
| Feb-3-2004 |
This invention is related to electronic product description transfer between a trading partner that designs a product and a trading partner that manufactures the product and more particularly to the organization... |
| 6684193 |
Method and apparatus for multivariate allocation of resources |
| Jan-27-2004 |
A method and apparatus providing for an efficient solution to the multivariate allocation of resources are described. A model is formulated that derives the relationship between a set of resources and... |
| 6684192 |
Decision management system providing qualitative account/customer assessment via point in time simulation |
| Jan-27-2004 |
A computer-implemented decision management system which provides qualitative client assessment via point in time simulation. More specifically, the decision management system (a) simulates the effect of... |
| 6684191 |
System and method for assessing a procurement and accounts payable system |
| Jan-27-2004 |
A system for deploying to a client accounting installation a general procurement and accounts payable application specifically configured for the client by an enterprise includes a database server for... |
| 6684118 |
Fabrication facility cycle time approximation method employing historic work in process (WIP) cycle time correlation |
| Jan-27-2004 |
Within a method for approximating a cycle time for fabricating a microelectronic fabrication within a microelectronic fabrication facility there is first determined from historic data for fabrication of... |
| 6681141 |
Materials requirements planning simulation analysis |
| Jan-20-2004 |
A method and structure for using a materials requirements planning (MRP) tool is disclosed. The invention runs a simulation using a MRP tool for at least one preselected component to produce simulated... |
| 6675127 |
Computerized systems and methods for managing project issues and risks |
| Jan-6-2004 |
Computerized systems and methods for managing the issues and risks associated with a project including an issue management module operable for creating, storing, and searching a plurality of issues, a... |
| 6671673 |
Method for integrated supply chain and financial management |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A method to generate a strategic business plan to improve operations, and to closely monitor various performance measures of an enterprise. This is accomplished employing a more comprehensive approach... |
| 6670973 |
System and method for representing the information technology infrastructure of an organization |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A computer program for representing the information technology infrastructure of an organization includes an interactive display module and an output module. The interactive display module can generate... |
| 6668203 |
State machine analysis of sensor data from dynamic processes |
| Dec-23-2003 |
A state machine model analyzes sensor data from dynamic processes at a facility to identify the actual processes that were performed at the facility during a period of interest for the purpose of remote... |
| 6665648 |
State models for monitoring process |
| Dec-16-2003 |
System and method for preparing, using, and displaying a state model of a process, as an industrial or business process, as a sequence of discrete steps. The state model defines the behavior of the logical... |
| 6659339 |
Working cabinet for barber and beauty shops |
| Dec-9-2003 |
A modular haircut working section arrangement allowing adjacent customers to have a haircut without facing each other, and assuring an effective and safe haircut in a relatively small space. The working... |
| 6658460 |
Computer based system for evaluating a particular natural resource property |
| Dec-2-2003 |
A computer based system for evaluating particular natural resource property includes a remotely located client computer based device having means for remote communication and software for generating a... |
| 6658391 |
Strategic profiling |
| Dec-2-2003 |
A method and apparatus for understanding and predicting customer behavior called the Strategic Profiler is disclosed. In the Strategic Profiler, multiple participants input data representing ideals, reality,... |
| 6647374 |
System and method of assessing and rating vendor risk and pricing of technology delivery insurance |
| Nov-11-2003 |
A method and system for providing a standardization and commoditizing the process of technology contracts and creating method for assessing, scoring, ranking and rating technology vendors for the purpose... |
| 6643650 |
Mechanism and apparatus for using messages to look up documents stored in spaces in a distributed computing environment |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A system and method for searching for documents within spaces in a distributed computing environment are provided. A client sends a lookup message to a space which stores documents. The lookup message... |
| 6631377 |
Question answering system and storage medium |
| Oct-7-2003 |
A question answering system includes a storage for storing question information together with first time information, a storage for storing answer information with respect to the question information together... |
| 6629004 |
Method for automatically evaluating a transition from a batch manufacturing technique to a lean manufacturing technique |
| Sep-30-2003 |
A method for automatically evaluating a manufacturing technique comprises the steps of: receiving from a user manufacturing process step parameters characterizing a manufacturing process; accepting from... |
| 6625577 |
Methods and apparatus for allocating resources in the presence of uncertainty |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A method of allocating resources in the presence of uncertainty is presented. The method builds upon deterministic methods and initially creates and optimizes scenarios. The invention employs clustering,... |
| 6618730 |
Methods and systems for managing workflow |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A workflow management system provides an integrated approach to exchanging information real-time and notifying responsible persons of pending deadlines concerning a particular deal. The web-based system... |
| 6618706 |
Method and system for allocating and distributing royalty/commission payments to resellers/distributors |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A system, method and related apparatus are described for reducing channel conflict between a manufacturer's direct sales channel and an indirect sales channel of independent sellers. The method generally... |
| 6615182 |
System and method for defining the organizational structure of an enterprise in a performance evaluation system |
| Sep-2-2003 |
An organizational structure of an enterprise is defined in a performance evaluation system by storing a plurality of user-defined levels. A user-defined hierarchy is stored for the levels. A plurality... |
| 6611809 |
Method and apparatus for selecting taxpayer audits |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A method and apparatus for selecting taxpayers to audit by a tax collecting entity. An underreporting model is created, and indicates probability of an assessment being made against respective taxpayers... |
| 6611806 |
Lot tracking system for pharmaceuticals |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A computer system for tracking the lot numbers of pharmaceuticals that are administered to patients. The system includes a plurality of remote systems, each typically at a different hospital. Each remote... |
| 6609099 |
Apparatus for automatically applying and preparing software, and recording medium for preparing software |
| Aug-19-2003 |
When data is simply input without being aware of describing a program language (e.g., COBOL or FORTRAN), the data input meaning is detected, and software for this data processing is automatically applied... |
| 6609084 |
Data transfer performance measuring system and method |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A system is disclosed for benchmarking data transfers using different transport mechanisms between processes run on various nodes of a network. A central manager component interfaces with a user and reports... |
| 6604081 |
Method for analyzing profitability of freight load hauling operations |
| Aug-5-2003 |
The method allows for analyzing the profitability of each of two or more freight loads hauled by a freight-hauling vehicle while the vehicle travels through a round trip from a home location to a terminating... |
| 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... |
| 6594637 |
Schedule management system and method |
| Jul-15-2003 |
When a regularly and periodically occurring schedule is inputted along with a period and condition of occurrence for a plurality of arbitrary users, a schedule of a corresponding date is automatically... |
