| 6430562 |
Integrated resource management system and method |
| Aug-6-2002 |
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method and system for communicating between a plurality of disparate hosts and an order processing system includes generating orders at each... |
| 6424998 |
System permitting the display of video or still image content on selected displays of an electronic display network according to customer dictates |
| Jul-23-2002 |
Commercial advertisers, such as consumer product companies and the advertising agents that represent them, directly access a network of thousands of large, high resolution electronic displays located in... |
| 6418415 |
System and method for aggregating multiple buyers utilizing conditional purchase offers (CPOS) |
| Jul-9-2002 |
An aggregate conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system for receiving and processing CPOs from buyers for one or more goods or services is disclosed. Received CPOs are processed to determine whether... |
| 6415555 |
System and method for accepting customer orders |
| Jul-9-2002 |
A kiosk system and method is provided for accepting and processing customer orders and payments in a retail environment. The kiosk system and method is particularly applicable to the restaurant business... |
| 6415320 |
Information presentation and management in an online trading environment |
| Jul-2-2002 |
A method and apparatus for information presentation and management in an online trading environment are provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, person-to-person commerce over the Internet... |
| 6414693 |
System and method for generating computer displays of custom bag designs |
| Jul-2-2002 |
A system and method for customizing articles on a computer-based display provides a supplier database and remote client computer. Data is transferred between the supplier and the client computer including... |
| 6408283 |
Method and system for maintaining the integrity of electronic auctions using a configurable bid monitoring agent |
| Jun-18-2002 |
A method and system for conducting electronic auctions is described. A dynamic lot closing extension feature avoids collisions in closing times of multiple lots by dynamically extending the closing time... |
| 6405178 |
Electronic commerce enabled purchasing system |
| Jun-11-2002 |
A computer system for automatically ordering consumables for a printer or a similar machine where the inventory is monitored by comparing the amount of material delivered, for example, by scanning the... |
| 6405177 |
System for securing commercial transactions conducted on-line |
| Jun-11-2002 |
The invention is an on-line business method which will enable on-line retailers to offer the following on-line financial guarantee services to their customers: the financial guarantee of a secure credit... |
| 6405176 |
Method for processing multiple electronic shopping carts |
| Jun-11-2002 |
A method for processing multiple store-level electronic shopping carts in an E-commerce mall extends the electronic shopping cart concept and increases processing flexibility for mall participants by the... |
| 6401077 |
Method and system for providing additional behavior through a web page |
| Jun-4-2002 |
A method and system for enabling a page description provided by a source server to perform additional behavior provided by a portal server. The page description (e.g., an HTML document) is associated with... |
| 6397226 |
System and method for inventory control based on inventory aging |
| May-28-2002 |
A method, computer program and system, for performing computer-based on-line commerce for goods having an excess inventory age is provided. The method, program and system include receiving information... |
| 6393407 |
Tracking user micro-interactions with web page advertising |
| May-21-2002 |
In connection with display of advertising within Web pages, an applet is downloaded to the user's Web browser to track the user's interactions with the Web page. Tracked user interactions include mouse... |
| 6390917 |
Slot machine advertising/sales system and method |
| May-21-2002 |
A network server provides control functions for gambling devices of the type which provide intermittent monetary payments to players at a point-of-play. The point-of-play includes an interactive display... |
| 6389401 |
System and method for inverted promotions |
| May-14-2002 |
A method of extending promotional discounts and special prices on items for sale to identified consumers. After the identification of a consumer by a unique identifier; a selected item is promoted with... |
| 6381744 |
Automated survey kiosk |
| Apr-30-2002 |
An automated survey kiosk which is easy to install at a location, does not require access to standard telephone lines, can be easily reprogrammed, has unlimited language capabilities, which permits open-ended... |
| 6381603 |
System and method for accessing local information by using referencing position system |
| Apr-30-2002 |
A system and method for accessing local information in a database. The database is organized with merchandise information including identifier of information provider, identifier information, position... |
| 6381583 |
Interactive electronic shopping system and method |
| Apr-30-2002 |
An interactive electronic shopping system and method create a virtual shopping facility from an actual shopping facility, such as a grocery store, restaurant, or office. A shopper at a computer or other... |
| 6381510 |
Methods and apparatus for facilitating electronic commerce in area rugs |
| Apr-30-2002 |
Methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating the sale and distribution of handmade rugs. High resolution images are obtained of rugs in the inventories of many rug merchants. The rugs are classified... |
| 6370535 |
System and method for structured news release generation and distribution |
| Apr-9-2002 |
A mechanism for the structured generation of a news release includes in one embodiment, (a) separately specifying the content of each of a plurality of predetermined sections of the news release; (b) storing,... |
| 6363390 |
System and method for structured news release generation and distribution |
| Mar-26-2002 |
A mechanism for the structured generation of a news release includes in one embodiment, (a) separately specifying the content of each of a plurality of predetermined sections of the news release; (b) storing,... |
| 6363383 |
Information filtering for selectively limiting access |
| Mar-26-2002 |
The present invention aims to effectively restrict access of a general user to an inappropriate information piece at the judgment of an information manager. In order to pick up a desired information from... |
| 6363363 |
System, method and article of manufacture for managing transactions in a high availability system |
| Mar-26-2002 |
An architecture is disclosed allowing a server to communicate bidirectionally with a gateway over a first communication link, over which service requests are initiated by the server. In response to a transaction... |
| 6363359 |
Inventory determination for facilitating commercial transactions |
| Mar-26-2002 |
The invention provides for facilitating e-commerce transactions between a client and a server over a network. An initial operation is to contact a server over the network. Data is received which indicates... |
| 6363356 |
Referrer-based system for try/buy electronic software distribution |
| Mar-26-2002 |
The present invention, generally speaking, makes possible an associates program for electronic content distribution by providing a mechanism whereby a referrer may be identified at the time of purchase... |
| 6356879 |
Content based method for product-peer filtering |
| Mar-12-2002 |
The present invention derives product characterizations for products offered at an e-commerce site based on the text descriptions of the products provided at the site. A customer characterization is generated... |
| 6351738 |
Collective business system |
| Feb-26-2002 |
A collective business system including participants engaged in a common field of business endeavor, a plurality of suppliers of business support mechanisms of interest to the participants and a for-profit... |
| 6351736 |
System and method for displaying advertisements with played data |
| Feb-26-2002 |
A method and a system for playing a first type of data, such as audio stream data, for the user while simultaneously displaying an advertisement in the form of a second type of data, such as video data.... |
| 6347305 |
Method for selecting and processing a payroll deduction plan as a payment option during electronic commerce |
| Feb-12-2002 |
A method for selecting and processing payroll deduction as a payment option for articles purchased during electronic commerce. An employer authorizes selected vendors involved in electronic commerce to... |
| 6344853 |
Method and apparatus for selecting, modifying and superimposing one image on another |
| Feb-5-2002 |
A method of preparing a server is disclosed that supports a client system to construct and preview a composite image. The composite image comprises first and second images. The method of this invention... |
| 6343273 |
Computerized, multimedia, network, real time, interactive marketing and transactional system |
| Jan-29-2002 |
The present invention includes a system and method of electronically executing transactions with a preprogrammed main computer having data and image storage and retrieval equipment. A plurality of electronic... |
| 6341272 |
Business service platform, network, and system |
| Jan-22-2002 |
A service platform is provided that enables access and control by a customer at a remote location of information, products, and services maintained by a business at a central location through an access... |
| 6341270 |
Method for providing vendor notification marketing in an electronic commerce network environment |
| Jan-22-2002 |
According to the invention, a method for providing real-time pricing of notifications of purchaser requirements to vendors in a heterogeneous network environment. The heterogeneous network environment... |
| 6339763 |
System and method for visualizing vehicles with accessories |
| Jan-15-2002 |
A visualization system for enabling a user to select a vehicle and to overlay images of various user-selected accessories onto an image of the vehicle to cause a computer to display an image of the desired... |
| 6336104 |
Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal |
| Jan-1-2002 |
A central controller receives from a POS terminal a purchase price and a financial account identifier. The financial account identifier specifies a financial account, such as a credit card account. The... |
| 6336100 |
Online shopping system |
| Jan-1-2002 |
An online shopping system has a server, at least one virtual store provided on the server and a plurality of pieces of customers terminal equipment electrically connected to the server. Each customer's... |
| 6334115 |
Component electronic catalog |
| Dec-25-2001 |
Image data of various kinds of components and component text data required for mounting of components, e.g., shapes, dimensions, packing forms, colors, and the like of the components are stored in a storage... |
| 6334114 |
Method and apparatus for performing transactions in a stateless web environment which supports a declarative paradigm |
| Dec-25-2001 |
A method and system for processing multiple-request transactions in a stateless environment is provided. A cartridge execution engine intercepts browser messages directed to a cartridge. The cartridge... |
| 6332146 |
Method and apparatus for storing and printing digital images |
| Dec-18-2001 |
A digital data management and order delivery system is provided. The system includes a storage device for storing digital data and a searching engine for developing a subset of the digital data stored... |
| 6331858 |
Display terminal user interface with ability to select remotely stored surface finish for mapping onto displayed 3-D surface |
| Dec-18-2001 |
A user interface on a display terminal, such as a personal computer, includes a 3D display region which shows a scene incorporating a number of objects, such as items of furniture. A surface finish selector... |
| 6330548 |
Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal |
| Dec-11-2001 |
A central controller receives from a POS terminal a purchase price and a financial account identifier. The financial account identifier specifies a financial account, such as a credit card account. The... |
| 6324536 |
Method and system for providing interactive electronic catalog for product and constraint information of equality and inequality search |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A system for collecting, categorizing and searching metadata about products which may be the subject of user-input inequality searches. Unique methods are provided for: generating image information at... |
| 6324521 |
Network photograph service system |
| Nov-27-2001 |
Upon providing a network photograph service, a prompt service can be provided to a customer without losing the advantage thereof such as ease of understanding where to access and collective data management.... |
| 6324437 |
System and method for managing the alteration of garments |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A system and method for managing garment alterations. The system includes a workroom processor having a display and operating a garment alteration application system. Alterations tickets are created using... |
| 6323894 |
Commercial product routing system with video vending capability |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A traffic control system selectively interfaces members of plural groups, as buyer groups and vendor groups, for video communication through a dial-up telephone system, for analyzing and compiling data,... |
| 6323885 |
Real estate value map computer system |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A computer system creates and displays a map image based upon a value database associating a plurality of values each with a geographic location in a geographic area and a map program associating each... |
| 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... |
| 6321209 |
System and method for providing a dynamic advertising content window within a window based content manifestation environment provided in a browser |
| Nov-20-2001 |
System and method for providing a dynamic advertising content manifestation window within a windows based content manifestation environment provided within a web browser. The system and method include... |
| 6317722 |
Use of electronic shopping carts to generate personal recommendations |
| Nov-13-2001 |
A computer-implemented service recommends products or other items to a user based on a set of items known to be of interest to the user, such as a set of items currently in the user's electronic shopping... |
| 6314422 |
Method for softlinking between documents in a vehicle diagnostic system |
| Nov-6-2001 |
A method is provided for accessing files on a client node which is connected to a server node across a network channel. A first file is displayed on the client node, and context information indicative... |
