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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| 7421481 | Method, system, and computer program product for caching web content The invention provides a method, system and computer program product for caching dynamic portal pages without changing the existing caching proxy infrastructure or the transportation protocol used by providing an advanced caching component. An advanced caching compo... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7107540 | System and method for displaying text and graphics in frame borders Information is presented to a computer user by a graphical user interface including a frame border incorporating textual and/or graphical data. Frame borders are provided with text or graphics which present to the user information indicating which direction a frame ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089296 | System and method for caching and validating user and command specific server response messages A system and method is provided for user and command specific place based caching with cache validation, including a server; a database; a server cache; the server responsive to receiving a request message for generating a user-specific cache file name, accessing th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089231 | System and method for searching a plurality of databases distributed across a multi server domain A system is for searching a plurality of project databases, including a service including a plurality of project database servers; a multi server single server signon processor for authenticating access by a user to a plurality of the project databases; a domain cat... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080082 | System and method for finding the acceleration of an information aggregate Information in a database collection of knowledge resources is evaluated by collecting a plurality of documents having non-unique values on a shared attribute into an information aggregate; assigning to each document an usefulness value; and calculating and visualiz... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069269 | Method, system and program product for mapping data fields between a data source and a data target An input stream in which a data source, a data target, source data fields and target data fields is defined. Any field identifier that is identical to another field identifier is modified to be unique. Once the field identifiers are modified as necessary, the source... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065493 | Workflow system and method A network-enabled workflow system is used in conjunction with a rules-based search engine to provide an easy-to-use interface to build workflow processes that facilitate the support for electronic business applications as well as business-to-business relationships. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7065532 | System and method for evaluating information aggregates by visualizing associated categories System and method for evaluating an information aggregate by analyzing categories into which each document of the aggregate is placed. A metrics database stores for each document indicia including associated categories. A query engine is responsive to a user request... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7050079 | System and method for dynamically generating viewable graphics Collaboration space object model provides for a Place consisting of rooms. A room is made up of pages. Folders are used to organize pages. Members belong to rooms, and are those users authorized to access them. Place type controls the creation of a place, including ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028262 | Method and system for designing a theme and associating it with a collaboration space user interface A theme is defined and associated with a collaboration space user interface. The theme includes a predetermined set of files including a cascading style sheet and a predetermined set of layout files, with a layout file for each of a plurality of view modes of operat... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020686 | Method and system for providing synchronous communication and person awareness in a place Collaboration space object model provides for a place consisting of rooms created by users interacting with a client browser. A skin (i.e., theme) may be used as template for creating places. PlaceBots (i.e., agents) provide for accessing, processing and managing da... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012627 | System and method for presentation of room navigation Collaboration space object model provides for a Place consisting of rooms. A room is made up of pages. Folders are used to organize pages. Members belong to rooms, and are those users authorized to access them. Place type controls the creation of a place, including ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996780 | Method and system for creating a place type to be used as a template for other places Collaboration space object model provides for a place consisting of rooms created by users interacting with a client browser. A skin (i.e., theme) may be used as template for creating places. PlaceBots (i.e., agents) provide for accessing, processing and managing da... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6973618 | Method and system for importing MS office forms Collaboration space object model provides for a place consisting of rooms created by users interacting with a client browser. A skin (i.e., theme) may be used as template for creating places. PlaceBots (i.e., agents) provide for accessing, processing and managing da... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6950981 | Method and system for providing task information in a place Collaboration space object model provides for a place consisting of rooms created by users interacting with a client browser. A skin (i.e., theme) may be used as template for creating places. PlaceBots (i.e., agents) provide for accessing, processing and managing da... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6934944 | Computer system and method for constant pool operations A computer system has one or more program classes loaded in it. Each class includes a constant pool which is used for storing data items related to the program class. At least some of these data items need to undergo a resolution before they can be used, which trans... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6904439 | System and method for aggregating user project information in a multi-server system A system for aggregating user information on a plurality of projects and servers includes a project catalog; a project catalog server; a plurality of project servers; a plurality of project databases; a project database being associated with each project server; an ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6901558 | System and method for displaying status of background worker threads A system for displaying the status of a plurality of threaded tasks operating in the background includes a status bar; a progress control bar in the status bar for a primary task operating in the background and including a progress bar and first and second action bu... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6854016 | System and method for a web based trust model governing delivery of services and programs A workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled application server and platform supports distributed computing and remote execution of web applications. Lotus Domino Offline Services (DOLS) is used by a web site administrator to configure Internet Notes (iNotes) clients to... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845383 | System and method for managing concurrent scheduled or on-demand replication of subscriptions A workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled application server and platform supports distributed computing and remote execution of web applications. Lotus Domino online services (DOLS) is used by a web site administrator to configure Internet Notes (iNotes) clients to ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6791582 | Method and system for identifying and displaying information that is new or has been updated in a place Collaboration space object model provides for a place consisting of rooms created by users interacting with a client browser. A skin (i.e., theme) may be used as template for creating places. PlaceBots (i.e., agents) provide for accessing, processing and managing da... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6785721 | System and method for providing a distributable runtime that deploys web applications and services from a workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled web application server and platform A workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled application server and platform supports distributed computing and remote execution of web applications. Lotus Domino online services (DOLS) is used by a web site administrator to configure Internet Notes (iNotes) clients to ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772393 | System and method for room decoration and inheritance Collaboration space object model provides for a Place consisting of rooms. A room is made up of pages. Folders are used to organize pages. Members belong to rooms, and are those users authorized to access them. Place type controls the creation of a place, including ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6744447 | Method and system for compiling and using placebot agents for automatically accessing, processing, and managing the data in a place Collaboration space object model provides for a place consisting of rooms created by users interacting with a client browser. A skin (i.e., theme) may be used as template for creating places. PlaceBots (i.e., agents) provide for accessing, processing and managing da... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6742026 | System and method for providing a distributable runtime A workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled application server and platform supports distributed computing and remote execution of web applications. Lotus Domino online services (DOLS) is used by a web site administrator to configure Internet Notes (iNotes) clients to ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6732148 | System and method for interconnecting secure rooms Collaboration space object model provides for a Place consisting of rooms. A room is made up of pages. Folders are used to organize pages. Members belong to rooms, and are those users authorized to access them. Place type controls the creation of a place, including ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728762 | System and method for browser definition of workflow documents Collaboration space object model provides for a Place consisting of rooms. A room is made up of pages. Folders are used to organize pages. Members belong to rooms, and are those users authorized to access them. Place type controls the creation of a place, including ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6112223 | Apparatus for fault-tolerant multimedia program distribution A fault tolerant multimedia program distribution system includes a number of controllers for transmitting instances of predetermined multimedia program information to a communications network at predetermined times, a storage system for storing the multim... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5568525 | System and method for connection of multiple protocol terminals A network port configurator device for automatically configuring a system having network workstations and corresponding network equipment of various physical protocols. The network port configurator comprises a plurality of input and output ports for rece... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5557746 | System and method for recording accounting times A system and method for recording accounting times by an Agent in a network and retrieving the accounting times by the network Manager. Three types of data objects in each of the Agent's stored records are provided. Record Number is the sequence number of... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5541916 | Arbitration mechanism for an ATM switch An arbitration method uses no software for achieving fast switching in a large-scale asynchronous transfer mode switch of a cross-bar type. When two or more output requests directed to the same output port compete, NAND operations are carried out for each... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5539824 | Method and system for key distribution and authentication in a data communication network This invention deals with a safe key distribution and authentication in a data communication network (e.g. wireless LAN type of network). The network includes a network manager to which are connected, via a LAN wired circuit, one or more base stations. Individ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5535368 | Automatically-configuring memory subsystem A self-configuring memory subsystem for a computer system allows the insertion of memory modules into any of the available expansion sockets without the need for setting switches or inserting the modules in a predefined or restricted sequence and without ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5515439 | Exchange certificate for one way validation of information In a communications system, a method is described allowing two users having established a communication session identified by a unique session freshness proof, to transmit and validate a new value of a variable by using an exchange certificate which combi... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5500934 | Display and control system for configuring and monitoring a complex system A display and control system utilizes graphics for providing a clear, concise and intuitive interface between the user and a complex system. Icons are utilized for selectively representing components of the complex system, the components having a configur... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497460 | System and method for determining network connectivity A system (such as a multiprotocol LAN adapter) for use in a workstation or other processing machine automatically determines the type of network to which the workstation is connected and for automatically determines the type of physical medium to which th... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5491693 | General transport layer gateway for heterogeneous networks A multiprotocol transport network (MPTN) gateway provides transparent interconnection of two or more SPTNs running different transport layer protocols to form an integrated heterogeneous MPTN. The MPTN gateway of the present invention has no dependencies ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5491798 | Method for network call management A network comprises a set of nodes, each comprising a computer workstation in a computer network and including means responsive to messages from other computers in the network to join or leave a call. Each node maintains a list of calls in which that node... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5490141 | System and method for providing SVC service through an ATM network for frame relay DTEs with a terminal adapter The system and method of the present invention provide a seamless approach for providing ATM connectivity for a Frame Relay DTE using an intelligent Terminal Adapter (TA). Using the system and method of the present invention, an enhanced Frame Relay proto... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5490140 | System and method for providing ATM support for frame relay DTEs with a terminal adapter The system and method of the present invention provide a seamless approach for providing ATM connectivity for a Frame Relay DTE using an intelligent Terminal Adapter (TA). Using the system and method of the present invention, an enhanced Frame Relay proto... | 02/06/1996 |
