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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222109 | System and method for contract authority A contract authority for use by an automated system of record and an automated negotiations engine for iterative, multivariate negotiations which stores each set of terms proposed at each iteration to form the basis of the system of record. The contract authority of... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7194442 | System and method for automated, iterative development negotiations An automated negotiations engine for iterative, multivariate negotiations of developments of products and programs which stores each set of terms proposed at each iteration to form the basis of the system of record. Active templates created using the present inventi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7162458 | System and method for process mining An process mining system for analyzing the processes used to implement negotiated contracts and other agreements stored in an automated system of record. Using unique identifiers assigned by the contract authority of the invention, process mining can be done to eval... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7149724 | System and method for an automated system of record An automated system of record creates and administers a sponsored community for participants. Participants use an automated negotiations engine for iterative, multivariate negotiations that stores each set of terms at each iteration to form a system of record. The a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6389450 | Client communications receipt system A method for creating distributed objects representing receipt requests which are sent with a primary distributed object, indicating a receipt is requested when the primary distributed object has been received at a client side communications server or acc... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6338050 | System and method for providing and updating user supplied context for a negotiations system A multivariate negotiations engine for international transaction processing which: enables a sponsor to create and administer a community between participants such as buyers and sellers having similar interests; allows a buyer/participant to search and ev... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6336105 | System and method for representing data and providing electronic non-repudiation in a negotiations system An electronic non-repudiation multivariate negotiations engine for iterative bargaining which: enables a sponsor to create and administer a community between participants such as buyers and sellers having similar interests; allows a buyer/participant to s... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6332135 | System and method for ordering sample quantities over a network A multivariate negotiations engine for ordering sample quantities which: enables a sponsor to create and administer a community between participants such as buyers and sellers having similar interests; allows a buyer/participant to search and evaluate sel... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6282531 | System for managing applied knowledge and workflow in multiple dimensions and contexts A computer system for managing applied knowledge and workflows in multiple dimensions and contexts which includes: an assessor program for screening subjects and collecting, assessing and creating objects to represent the subjects using flexible domain an... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6183140 | System and method for monitoring international tax status An interactive knowledge based system for monitoring international tax status has a residency status analyzer and a tax treaty analyzer that cooperate to determine the residency status of an individual, based on the individual's visa history, travel to an... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6146170 | Adaptor for using a plug-in type compact fluorescent lamp in an R7s lampholder An adaptor having an adaptor base (10), shaped and dimensioned to fit over an R7s lampholder in such a way that contacts (06) in adaptor base (10) form electrical connections with contacts (03) in lampholder R7s, while boardholder (11) of adaptor base (10... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6141653 | System for interative, multivariate negotiations over a network A multivariate negotiations engine for iterative bargaining which: enables a sponsor to create and administer a community between participants such as buyers and sellers having similar interests; allows a buyer/participant to search and evaluate seller in... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6128645 | Hyper and client domain servers A hyper domain server which maps a plurality of client domain servers into a communications infrastructure to create a community over one or more networks. In one embodiment the client domain servers map a plurality of client side communications servers w... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6101525 | Method and apparatus for shared memory cleanup A shared memory clean application system assigns a process name to each process operating within a shared memory region and stores that name in shared memory elements used by that process. If there are more processes sharing an element than that element h... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6026430 | Dynamic client registry apparatus and method A registry to organize information from client entities on different networks for selective sharing, having a first computer having a disk for storing a dynamic client registry and resource locators containing function names. A web server causes the first... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6014517 | Automatic creation of C to assembler interface A system for parsing comments in assembler language source code to identify input and output parameters and script them into wrapper code that transforms the parameters from C (or other higher level language) conventions to assembler conventions for entry... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6006022 | Cross-linked development and deployment apparatus and method A cross-linked development and deployment system that links system design, simulation, real-time emulation, integration, and in-system verification to system implementation in the field, creating final products that are field programmable systems on print... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5999918 | Interactive color confidence indicators for statistical data A computer interface system that includes interactive interface controls as well as aural and kinetic interface controls to assist in educating a user, in profiling a user, and in controlling and monitoring the implementation of actions involving probabil... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992286 | Apparatus for opening coin wrappers Coin wrapper opening apparatus that has a surface with a curved or angled cutting edge fixed to it so that the cutting edge faces away from the surface and projects away from it at a height effective to score or cut the wrapper of a wrapped roll of coins,... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5996024 | Method and apparatus for a SCSI applications server which extracts SCSI commands and data from message and encapsulates SCSI responses to provide transparent operation A network SCSI apparatus and method that comprises a network SCSI device driver which presents a SCSI device interface to a host computer for transmitting SCSI commands in packets over a network to one or more network SCSI applications servers on other co... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5974515 | System for distributing volumes to an HSM system front end A system for distributing logical volumes to an HSM system front end by ordering an array of logical volumes so that each volume that is likely to conflict with another volume is significantly separated from that other volume. Ordering is done iteratively... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5964844 | Method and apparatus for extensible command structure for machine vision system A method and apparatus for creating a unified command structure for machine vision systems by defining a command class for each action capable of being executed in the machine vision system; establishing a data translator object for parameter data used by... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5901241 | Labeled projection of digital images The invention automatically inspects the bond of a wire to a contact pad on a semiconductor chip. The apparatus includes a movable platform for holding semiconductor chips situated in lead frames; a video camera for sensing images; illumination means for ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5890165 | Method and apparatus for automatic discovery of databases A method and apparatus for automatic discovery of databases that determines what databases are installed at a client site, interrogates each database to determine what files or tables are present and what storage is associated with each, groups the databa... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5884035 | Dynamic distributed group registry apparatus and method for collaboration and selective sharing of information A dynamic group registry for organizing information created by a client entity for sharing, having a plurality of publication computers networked together inside the client, each publication computer having a disk for storing a dynamic group registry and ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5870562 | Universal domain routing and publication control system A system for managing information communications between clients on different networks having a first computer with a disk for storing a dynamic client registry and resource locators containing function names; a web server to respond to resource locators ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5867667 | Publication network control system using domain and client side communications resource locator lists for managing information communications between the domain server and publication servers A publication control system for networks inside a client having several publication computers networked together, each of the publication computers having disks for storing a dynamic group registry and resource locators containing function names, a web s... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5867665 | Domain communications server A domain communications server having a first computer with a disk for storing a dynamic client registry and resource locators containing function names; a web server to respond to resource locators by calling the function name; a database management prog... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5835622 | Method and apparatus to locate and measure capillary indentation marks on wire bonded leads A method and apparatus for locating and measuring capillary indentation marks on wire bonded leads by creating a normalized, one-dimensional circumferential projection of a candidate center location in an image of a capillary indentation mark and detectin... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5828546 | Device cover and ejection apparatus and method A customer removable storage system peripheral device cover is formed from two symmetrical right and left covers, each having a number of air channel openings spaced to meet finger insertion safety requirements. The covers are fastened together around gro... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5822780 | Method and apparatus for hierarchical storage management for data base management systems A hierarchical storage management system for database management systems that divides a database logically into separately managed regions, with each region being described by an entry in a vector kept in a regions file. The region entry contains a time s... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819297 | Method and apparatus for creating reliably duplicatable tape volumes without copying any padding Method and apparatus for creating reliably duplicatable tape volumes by padding the volume label on the source volume with compression resistant random data, and copying such a source volume to a tape volume that does not have padding. In a preferred embo... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5805722 | Method and apparatus for locating, inspecting, and placing large leaded devices In a machine vision system capable of capturing an optical image of a semiconductor electronic component part and digitizing the optical image, a method for locating, inspecting and placing parts known as large leaded devices, by estimating a part's locat... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5781801 | Method and apparatus for receive buffer management in multi-sender communication systems A receive buffer management system associates a virtual buffer pool with each node communicating with a receiver and creates an actual buffer pool for use by all nodes, with a "low-water-mark" indicating buffers are running out and a "high-water-mark" ind... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5676302 | Method and apparatus for crescent boundary thresholding on wire-bonded leads Method and apparatus for selecting a threshold for use by a boundary tracker to locate a crescent on a bonded lead involves creating a two-dimensional inspection window along the angle of the wire in a post-bond image of a bonded wire in order to generate... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5665937 | SCSI strain relief bulkhead with EMI shielding A strain relief bulkhead that provides EMI shielding for data cables being inserted into cabinets, including a conductive vise, slidably mounted on a stationary guide track that is permanently attached to a bracket made of conductive material to which a c... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5664196 | Media access scheduler method and apparatus A media access scheduling system that allows concurrent users to access shared media by having each user decide, as it gets access to the media, whether it is the best candidate for the use of the media: if it is, it proceeds to use the media; if it is no... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5642158 | Method and apparatus to detect capillary indentations This invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically inspecting the connection of a wire to a lead on lead frame containing a semiconductor chip or similar device. Using an image processor to locate the general position of a soldered lead in a... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5640199 | Automated optical inspection apparatus This invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically locating the bond of a wire to a lead frame and semiconductor chip or similar device as an in-process operation to facilitate in-process inspection. The apparatus includes a wire bonding mac... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5615335 | Storage system self-test apparatus and method A self-testing storage system apparatus and method uses pre-recorded test sequences at a designated location within a storage system, so that a user interface task, residing in the controller of the storage system responds to a signal to initiate testing ... | 03/25/1997 |
