| 6912571 |
Method of replacing content |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A computer-implemented method of controlling content includes receiving an input from the user and monitoring content in an application program or content exchanged between the application program and... |
| 6912505 |
Use of product viewing histories of users to identify related products |
| Jun-28-2005 |
Various methods are disclosed for monitoring user browsing activities that indicate user interests in particular products or other items, and for using such information to identify items that are related... |
| 6912504 |
Distributing television advertisements over the internet |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A client processor-based system may receive software from a web site server as well as information about when commercial advertisements will be distributed over video distribution systems. This information... |
| 6912398 |
Apparatus and method for delivering information to an individual based on location and/or time |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A time/location information delivery system that provides focused advertising and/or other information to individuals based on the time and their location. A wireless identification device is carried by... |
| 6910015 |
Sales activity management system, sales activity management apparatus, and sales activity management method |
| Jun-21-2005 |
To automatically manage payment of charge produced between an apparatus manufacturer and an information provider, and to promote sales of an information processing apparatus and information contents. There... |
| 6907566 |
Method and system for optimum placement of advertisements on a webpage |
| Jun-14-2005 |
A method and system for placement of graphical objects on a page to optimize the occurrence of an event associated with such objects. The graphical objects might include, for instance, advertisements on... |
| 6907418 |
Advertisement servicing system using e-mail arrival notifying program and method therefor |
| Jun-14-2005 |
An advertisement servicing system using an e-mail arrival notifying program is provided. The system includes a communication network, a plurality of e-mail servers for rendering services of transmitting/receiving... |
| 6907400 |
Promotion apparatus and method |
| Jun-14-2005 |
A promotion apparatus and method which builds customer loyalty. The promotion apparatus includes a computer, including a display for displaying information to a shopper and a recognition device for identifying... |
| 6901435 |
GUI interpretation technology for client/server environment |
| May-31-2005 |
A method that involves receiving a message from a remote device, the message comprising either a definition, a state change, a command or some combination thereof; processing the definition (if any) before... |
| 6901374 |
Loyalty link method and apparatus for integrating customer information with dealer management information |
| May-31-2005 |
A customer data capture system integrated with a dealership data management system allows customer and vehicle maintenance data to be exchanged between a kiosk on the floor of the dealership and the data... |
| 6901373 |
Method and apparatus for tracking customer purchasing habits |
| May-31-2005 |
A processor, bar code scanner, and a smart card interface at a checkout stand track customer purchase habits. The smart card includes memory storing accumulated values in each of several profit categories... |
| 6901375 |
Methods and apparatus for electronically storing and retrieving value information on a portable card |
| May-31-2005 |
A value storage system in which information representing value is directly written to an easily portable storage medium as a reference fingerprint. The value storage system includes a plurality of read/write... |
| 6899621 |
System and method for selling lottery game tickets |
| May-31-2005 |
A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery game tickets, on-line lottery game tickets, or a combination of pre-printed and on-line lottery game tickets in a retail store is disclosed. At least... |
| 6898570 |
Billing statement customer acquistion system |
| May-24-2005 |
A customer acquisition system is disclosed that allows an offeror service provider to acquire new customers by making acquisition offers to customers through the billing statements of other businesses... |
| 6898571 |
Advertising enhancement using the internet |
| May-24-2005 |
A technique for providing enhanced advertising over the Internet or an intranet is disclosed. In one embodiment, an advertiser advertises a product or service in the usual manner except that an alphanumeric... |
| 6898572 |
System and method for managing advertising space |
| May-24-2005 |
An intermediary system between advertisers and producers of articles of commerce facilitates the use of the articles or their containers or wrappers to carry advertising matter so that the producers of... |
| 6895387 |
Dynamic marketing based on client computer configurations |
| May-17-2005 |
A system and method for dynamically marketing products and/or services to an end user of a device over a network based on a stored configuration profile of the client device are disclosed. The method generally... |
| 6895386 |
Stock credit card |
| May-17-2005 |
A method and system for purchasing assets on behalf of customers who use financial transaction media such as credit cards, ATM/CAT cards, and electronic commerce managed by a financial institution. As... |
| 6895330 |
System for the visually impaired to navigate a route through a facility |
| May-17-2005 |
A system and method of the type for aiding a user in navigating a route through a facility so as too efficiently locate specific items within a facility is provided. The system includes a facility processor... |
| 6895324 |
Methods and apparatus for storing, accessing, generating and using information about speed limits and speed traps |
| May-17-2005 |
Methods and apparatus for storing, accessing, generating and using information about speed limits and speed traps are described. The system includes a positional sensor such as a GPS device. Position information... |
| 6892354 |
Method of advertising on line during a communication link idle time |
| May-10-2005 |
Method of advertising on-line during, for example, a world wide web session is provided by downloading full page advertisements from a predetermined site (e.g., remote server) to a user's computer during... |
| 6892347 |
Techniques for monitoring user activities at a web site and for initiating an action when the user exits from the web site |
| May-10-2005 |
Techniques for monitoring user activities at a web site and for initiating an action when it is determined that the user has exited the web site. In response to a user accessing a web page stored by a... |
| 6892187 |
Debit purchasing of stored value card for use by and/or delivery to others |
| May-10-2005 |
A method of issuing a purchase card is provided. The method includes the steps of presenting a purchaser with the opportunity to buy the purchase card, determining whether the purchaser has sufficient... |
| 6892180 |
Device, method and computerized cashing system for automatic delivery of discount coupons |
| May-10-2005 |
A method and device for automatically delivering gift/discount coupons when customers call a store cash desk for registration or payment of purchases. The device includes at least one control server, and... |
| 6892182 |
Method and apparatus for ticket generation and accounting |
| May-10-2005 |
A method and apparatus for generating and accounting for vouchers or tickets is disclosed. In accordance with a method of the invention, a voucher is issued by a voucher generation device associated with... |
| 6892181 |
System and method for improving the effectiveness of web advertising |
| May-10-2005 |
A system and method for improving the effectiveness of web advertising by allowing a user to return and request a previously displayed ad that appeals to the user. Generally, the system employs an intelligent... |
| 6891635 |
System and method for advertisements in web-based printing |
| May-10-2005 |
A system and method for providing advertisements in web based printing. A remote printing web server receives advertisements from one or more advertisers. The advertisements may include target audience... |
| 6889224 |
Method for storing, accessing embedded web pages during manufacturing phase on personal digital device |
| May-3-2005 |
A method for accessing remote information via a personal digital device, the method including the steps of storing embedded information in a memory of the personal digital device, receiving an information... |
| 6889198 |
Method and system for tracking smart card loyalty points |
| May-3-2005 |
A method and system for tracking and redeeming smart card loyalty points includes storing loyalty program information related to transactions with at least one merchant in a loyalty register residing on... |
| 6886741 |
Electronic transaction system |
| May-3-2005 |
An all-purpose transaction system using a universal card is disclosed herein. The universal card is issued by a transaction card processing center (TCPC) and can be used for various purposes and to conduct... |
| 6885994 |
System and method for providing shopping aids and incentives to customers through a computer network |
| Apr-26-2005 |
A system and method for delivering purchasing incentives and a variety of other retail shopping aids through a computer network, such as by E-mail over the Internet or the World Wide Web. Customers (10)... |
| 6885994 |
System and method for providing shopping aids and incentives to customers through a computer network |
| Apr-26-2005 |
A system and method for delivering purchasing incentives and a variety of other retail shopping aids through a computer network, such as by E-mail over the Internet or the World Wide Web. Customers (10)... |
| 6885995 |
Method and system for cross-marketing products and services over a distributed communication network |
| Apr-26-2005 |
A method and system for cross-marketing products and services to customers of specific merchant web sites on the Internet by a merchant loyalty service provider web site on the Internet, provides a hyperlink... |
| 6885996 |
Method of providing price-per-unit discounts for fuel to a customer |
| Apr-26-2005 |
A method of providing multiple level, price-per-unit (PPU) discounts on gasoline to a customer who purchases at least one cross-marketed product at a point of sale (POS) checkout. The customer is awarded... |
| 6883000 |
Business card and contact management system |
| Apr-19-2005 |
An Internet (or World-Wide-Web or other such public or private network) based business card and contact management system capable of conveying and managing advertising as well as traditional and other... |
| 6883002 |
Real estate information exchange process and system |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A system and process includes a computer that is operatively connected to the Internet. A database of MLS properties that are for sale is maintained that is accessible to the computer. Real estate agents... |
| 6882978 |
Apparatus and method for executing a game program having advertisements therein |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A game system which is operable to update advertisements that are displayed when a game program is executed. The system stores a game program in a memory, receives (i.e., downloads), at predetermined times... |
| 6882977 |
Method and facility for displaying customer activity and value |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A method and facility for displaying information about a multitude of different customers. The method includes, for each customer, receiving a set of numeric values, each associated with one of a plurality... |
| 6882290 |
Method and system for dynamically personalizing transportation in a vehicle |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A method for dynamically personalizing transportation in a vehicle comprises the steps of providing a vehicle including a messaging device for displaying messages, providing a central dispatch system for... |
| 6879960 |
Method and system for using customer preferences in real time to customize a commercial transaction |
| Apr-12-2005 |
A method and system for facilitating a transaction between a merchant and the customer comprising a merchant computer server utilizing a memory containing a database of transaction relevant customer information... |
| 6879702 |
Digital image geographical special interest guide |
| Apr-12-2005 |
The present invention generates a digital image geographical special interest guide. According to one aspect, digital images are processed and associated with a category on a geographical map. A digital... |
| 6876997 |
Method and apparatus for indentifying related searches in a database search system |
| Apr-5-2005 |
A method of generating a search result list also provides related searches for use by a searcher. Search listings which generate a match with a search request submitted by the searcher are identified in... |
| 6876978 |
Method and apparatus for generating a coupon |
| Apr-5-2005 |
A POS terminal generates a purchase price of a purchase, and generates a rounded price. The rounded price may be, for example, the lowest whole number greater than the purchase price. The POS terminal... |
| 6876974 |
Scheduling the presentation of messages to users |
| Apr-5-2005 |
An advertisement display scheduler resident on a user's computer receives advertisements from a server system over a network. Upon receipt, the advertisement display scheduler determines the priority of... |
| 6873965 |
On-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information about a user of a world-wide-web site and dynamically selecting questions to present to the user |
| Mar-29-2005 |
An on-line method and apparatus for collecting demographic information from a user of a home WWW site and for dynamically selecting questions to present to the user is disclosed. A plurality of sponsor... |
| 6871186 |
System and method for dynamic profiling of users in one-to-one applications and for validating user rules |
| Mar-22-2005 |
A system and method for generating and validating a user profile (25) for a user based on a static profile (10) and a dynamic profile (15) of the user. The method and system compresses the dynamic rules... |
| 6871183 |
System and method of preparing and processing data for trade promotion |
| Mar-22-2005 |
A system and method for the preparation of data into an organized and effective methodology provides users with a data modeling tool. Data is confirmed and baseline calculations, event extraction, key... |
| 6870910 |
Method and system for personalizing an interactive interface |
| Mar-22-2005 |
A personalization server is accessible to users via a network including a LAN and the Internet. The personalization server maintains information about how to personalize a call/message management interface... |
| 6869013 |
Systems and methods for the identification and displaying of information |
| Mar-22-2005 |
A user identifies themselves to an information display device using, for example, an identification-carrying device that contains a unique identification code. The identification code is associated with... |
| 6868525 |
Computer graphic display visualization system and method |
| Mar-15-2005 |
An improved human user computer interface system, providing a graphic representation of a hierarchy populated with naturally classified objects, having included therein at least one associated object having... |
