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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100332396 | Use of Fingerprint with an On-Line or Networked Auction A method for selectively allowing participation in an auction, implemented at one or more servers, includes steps for receiving a request to participate in the auction, receiving machine fingerprint data related to the request to participate in the auction, saving the m... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332262 | CLOUD COMPUTING RESOURCE BROKER Embodiments for interacting with cloud computing providers are disclosed. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a resource broker receives a request for a computing task that is to be performed from a customer. The resource broker selects one of the cloud computin... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332295 | DEMAND AMALGAMATION FOR ONLINE AUCTIONS Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for demand amalgamation in an online auction. In an embodiment of the invention, a computer implemented method for demand amalgamation in an online auction can be provided. The me... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING PRODUCTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH PRODUCTIVITY AND COST INFORMATION A system and method for locating a product and associated information within a region utilizing a mobile application. Information such as location, cost, and productivity information with respect to the rendering device(s) can be stored in a database associated with a c... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332291 | SYSTEM, PROCESS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EVALUATING LEADS System, process, and computer program product for evaluating a lead are provided. A process for evaluating a lead may include determining whether each incoming lead is duplicative, determining a score for each lead, valuing each lead based on the lead score and outcome ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332267 | System and Method for Preventing Multiple Online Purchases A method for preventing redundant purchases of limited items includes steps for providing a commerce client to a user, receiving (a) financial information of the user and (b) a device identifier from a device the user is using to run the commerce client, the device iden... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332341 | Credit System for Collection of Recycled Materials A method of an administrator recording a sale and a retiring of a recycling credit certificate for a recycled material may include the steps of a computing device at the administrator: receiving from a seller a request to generate the recycling credit certificate, trans... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332340 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE ON-LINE TRADING A method and system to facilitate on-line transactions is presented. An example system, in one embodiment, comprises a content scanner, a security symbol resolver, a web page manipulator, an event detector, and a trading ticket activator. The content scanner may be conf... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332342 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BARTERING VIA A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK In one embodiment of the present invention, a system for enabling bartering between third parties comprises an administrator comprising a host computer, accessible via a global computer network, the host computer comprising a tangible computer readable medium comprising... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332337 | UNIVERSAL ONE-CLICK ONLINE PAYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM A computer system for facilitating an online purchase and sale transaction. The computer system includes computing devices and executable instructions associated with each of an internet content provider, a client system, and a third party administrator. The client syst... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332506 | MARKING SOUGHT AFTER CONTENT ITEMS ON NETWORK MEDIA DEVICES According to embodiments of the invention, a system, method and computer program product for a computer program product for marking and acquiring sought after content are provided. Embodiments include a method comprising inserting a first desired content ID for a desire... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332339 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION BASED MOBILE COMMERCE In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for facilitating financial transactions over a network includes communicating with a user via a first mobile communication device over the network, obtaining a geo-location of the first mobil... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324941 | PERSISTENT SALES AGENT FOR COMPLEX TRANSACTIONS The present invention includes systems and methods employing branded virtual characters across multiple network platforms throughout various stages of complex transactions (eg, selling insurance). These characters initially engage prospective customers on a network plat... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324968 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESTRUCTURING DATABASE ENTRIES BASED ON DATA OBTAINED AMONG A PLURALITY OF USERS There are disclosed systems and methods which provide for an inter-action between unrelated databases such that information provided to a first database by a first provider can be pushed from the first database to a user based, at least in part, on data provided by that... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AN END OF ROUND IN A MULTIPLE ROUND AUCTION A system and method for implementing End-Of-Round (EOR) calculations in computer implemented multiple round auctions. The EOR process allows for the adjustment of price, quantity, and other parameters, and also adjusts bids as necessary in accordance with the auction ru... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324722 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INVENTORIES OF REAGENTS A system for managing the inventory of reagents for a laboratory automation system. The system for managing the inventory of reagents comprises a controller, software for the controller, and a refrigerator capable of refrigerating reagents, detecting the presence or abs... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325004 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON SELECTED TOPICS TO INTERESTED USERS There are disclosed systems and methods which provide for an inter-action between unrelated databases such that information provided to a first database by a first provider can be pushed from the first database to a user based, at least in part, on data provided by that... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325007 | System and method for mobile commerce using SMS and voice hybrid communication This invention relates in general to mobile commerce, and more specifically to a system and method that uses a combination of SMS messages and voice channel communication to convey user account authentication and/or user account details. By using this invention, sending... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325009 | INTERNET AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES BASED SECURED LOTTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD A system and method for secure electronic government service are provided. The system and method can eliminate the need for travel to an authorized retailer by a player of the lottery since purchase can be facilitated anywhere, anytime via the Internet. In addition, usi... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324987 | Certified Email System and Method A certified email system for providing a time stamp for a presented file, particularly when the presented file is an email. Preferably a demanding party receives the email; generates a unique HASH; digitally signs the unique HASH; and sends the signed HASH and a time-st... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325006 | Flexible Mobile Gift Cards Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to allowing a recipient of a closed-loop gift card to select one of a plurality of merchants toward which to apply the value. A consumer buys a variable gift card from a service provider for a set amount. The consu... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325005 | Certified Email System and Method A certified email system for providing a time stamp for a presented file, particularly when the presented file is an email. Preferably a demanding party receives the email; generates a unique HASH; digitally signs the unique HASH; and sends the signed HASH and a time-st... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324974 | Multi-Attribute Web Content Auctions Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems which may provide for multi-attribute auctioning. Bids and offers which comprise non-price attributes may be received by an auction service, such as web content bids and offers for space on webpages. The service may ev... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325137 | Method and system for musical multimedia content classification, creation and combination of musical multimedia play lists based on user contextual preferences A method for creating, sharing, combining, and analyzing musical multimedia play lists based on a user contextual classification. Musical multimedia is media that utilizes a combination of different content forms such as music songs, movies, pictures, and sounds. This c... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325432 | COUNTERFEIT PREVENTION STRATEGY FOR PLUGGABLE MODULES A method is provided, including (a) upon a standard small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module being inserted into an SFP jack on a network host device, determining if the SFP module is a legacy device or a smart device, (b) upon determining that the SFP module is a legac... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324983 | System and Method for Media Distribution A method for media distribution executable on a computer readable medium that, if executed by a device, causes the device to perform steps for determining whether a usage license for a media is present on the device using a distribution application stored on the compute... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325008 | METHODS FOR TRANSFORMING AN AUCTIONED ITEM OF UNKNOWN VALUE AND BUYER INTO AN AUCTIONED ITEM OF KNOWN VALUE AND BUYER Methods, including methods conducted with a computer system and/or over a telecommunications network, are provided for transforming an auctioned item of unknown value and buyer into an auctioned item of known value and buyer. The methods comprise sealed bid, second-best... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100318437 | SHIPPING CONTAINER BASED PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM INCLUDING ORDER ENTRY, TRACKING, AND FULLFILMENT Container based oversight and management of orders for multi-component, fabricated articles. This is done by entering an order for multi-component, fabricated articles into a database and virtually associating the ordered multi-component, fabricated articles to a virtua... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100318438 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE WEBSITE A method and an apparatus for providing an electronic commerce website over a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request for a product or a service from a customer via an electronic commerce website, and identifies internal information pertaining ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100318417 | ENTERPRISE FEMTO BASED KIOSK Methods and apparatus for employing femto technology in an enterprise kiosk are presented herein. A content component can receive multimedia content from a base station coupled to a core network. Further, a transfer component can wirelessly transfer the received multime... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100318435 | System of facilitating a sales transaction between a buying group and multiple sellers over and electronic network A system to facilitate the interaction of a group of buyers and a group of sellers through a transaction network, such as the internet, is disclosed. A buyer may start a buying group or join an existing group for purchasing a product or service. During the life cycle of... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100318436 | INCENTIVE COMPATIBLE SELECTION MECHANISM A system that selects items from a plurality of items is described herein. The system includes a receiver component that receives a plurality items for an activity in a sequence having an order. A selection component sequentially evaluates each of the items in the seque... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100318439 | Simulated Live Auction Dynamics for On-line Automated Auctions by Running Auctions Past Their Bid Cut-off I have developed an improvement to the process of online automated auctions that allows them to replicate the dynamics of live auctions with minimal complexity. This is done by changing the current auction cut-off time to a bid submittal cut-off and then continuing to r... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100318404 | COMPENSATING STORES FOR CONSUMER INFLUENCE WITH AUTOMATED TRACKING Consumer stores typically sell products at a retail profit, which covers the cost of pre-sale, consumer-influencing services regarding the products (e.g., discussions with sales associates, product demonstrations, and consumer inspections of the products.) However, cons... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100312608 | CONTENT ADVERTISEMENTS FOR VIDEO Described herein are techniques and components for displaying a text advertisement in an online video being viewed by a user. The advertisement is selected based on keywords associated with the online video or the user, and the selected advertisement is presented as an ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100312654 | Method of distributing music online The method of distributing music online provides for the online sale of music and audio files, which are uploaded to an online music store directly by the artist rather than being provided by a record company. The online music store is established in a form accessible t... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100312710 | Method for Making Money on the Internet A method for making an online posted comment more conspicuous relative to other online posted comments. The method can include the steps of publishing internet content online by an internet content provider; providing with the published content a section for recording a... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100312659 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS OPERATIONS BY REGISTERED SELLERS AND BUYERS USING AN INTERNET ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM An internet accessible computer system to conduct business to business operations among a plurality of buyer companies and a plurality of seller companies. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one seller client system, at least one buyer client system, at lea... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100306198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CATEGORIES ASSOCIATED WITH SEARCHES OF ELECTRONIC CATALOGS AND DISPLAYING CATEGORY INFORMATION WITH SEARCH RESULTS Various embodiments are presented which comprise an electronic catalog of products, wherein the user searches the catalog and the embodiments identify what categories of products in the catalog are referred to by the user's search query. These categories are then displa... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100306025 | COLLABORATIVE OPTIMIZATION OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT An online advertisement system determines which of a plurality of advertisement clickthroughs are successful online events. A successful online event is based on an advertisement online reference and a success online reference. The system further correlates the number o... | 12/02/2010 |
