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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110077992 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCT AND/OR SERVICE OFFERINGS Some embodiments provide sales management methods, apparatus and computer program products. A customer at a public retail site is identified, along with a reason for a visit of the customer to the public retail site. A customer profile of the customer is identified resp... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110077991 | METHODS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT According to various embodiments, the present teachings include inventory control policies that are defined in terms of functions of aggregate cost rates, involving thresholds Ω and an order-up-to point S. An embodiment of the present teachings includes a method. The m... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110071879 | BIDDING WORK ASSIGNMENT ON CONFERENCE/SUBSCRIBE RTP CLEARING HOUSE A distributed contact center and method of managing tasks within such a contact center is provided. The various sites of the distributed contact center are adapted to bid on contacts by transmitting bids to a work item distribution mechanism via RTP streams, thereby ena... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110071876 | PLANNING AND ORCHESTRATING WORKFLOW INSTANCE MIGRATION A method and information processing system manage workflow instance migration. An initial workflow process model is compared with a new workflow process model. A set of differences between the initial workflow process model and the new workflow process model are determi... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110071877 | HEURISTIC CROSS SHIPPING OF DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES AT POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION Distributing disaster relief supplies, in one aspect, may include determining cross shipping of disaster relief supplies between points of distribution using one or more combinations of information. The information may include one or more of on-hand inventory of each po... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110071878 | MOBILE APPLICATION FOR CALENDAR SHARING AND SCHEDULING The embodiments discussed herein describe an application device and method for calendar sharing and scheduling over a communication network. When a meeting is to be scheduled between two or more participants, the organizing participant enters an identification of the pa... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110066467 | SCHEDULING MULTIPLE PROJECTS USING PHASE WORK-IN-PROCESS AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS Some embodiments provide a system for scheduling multiple projects. During operation, the system can receive a set of projects. Each project can be associated with a due date, and can include a group of tasks whose interdependencies are representable using a task depend... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110060627 | MULTI-PROVIDER FORMS PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH QUALITY OF SERVICE A multi-provider forms processing system with a quality of service rating includes a plurality of portable computing devices, a plurality of service providers and a paper-like forms server coupled by a network. The paper-like forms server comprises a central scheduler a... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110060623 | System and Method for Resource Workflow Scheduling A system and method for resource workflow scheduling providing a resource workflow scheduling interface where a resource is defined along a first axis and time is defined along a second axis. Tasks are represented as movable objects which are scheduled and may be resche... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110060622 | MULTI-PROVIDER FORMS PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH RETRY UPON FAILURE A multi-provider forms processing system with retry upon failure comprises: a plurality of portable computing devices, a plurality of service providers and a paper-like forms server coupled by a network. The paper-like forms server performs the scheduling, routing, logg... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110060624 | Design and process scheduling optimization method The design and process scheduling optimization method is a technique that circumvents problems encountered in previous optimization techniques. The method performs comparison against multiple possible outcomes rather than a single-valued benchmark. Pattern Recognition (... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110054973 | LABOR RESOURCE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM A labor resource decision support system, in which labor resource data is maintained across multiple units within an organization using a standardized data record format. A demand measurement for a first type of labor resource having a unique combination of values for f... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054972 | CALCULATION/DETERMINATION OF BUDGET AND EMPLOYEE ALLOCATION TARGETS USING A MODEL In various embodiments, systems, methods, and user interfaces are provided for calculating and/or determining budget and employee allocation targets using a model. In one example, users can create a model by selecting an allocation method and a set of allocation criteri... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054979 | Physical Event Management During Asset Tracking Techniques for physical event management while tracking physical assets are disclosed. In one aspect, data identifying locations of interest in a journey of an asset is received. A position fix for the asset is received and a determination is made that the asset is with... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054975 | CONTROL SUCCESSION In one aspect, a system includes a processor configured to determine if a candidate to succeed an asset in control is available and determine if the candidate is qualified. The processor is also configured to designate the candidate as the successor if the candidate to ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054974 | ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ACROSS AN ENTERPRISE A computer-assisted method provides for allocating resources across an enterprise to match needs for different business units across the enterprise. The method includes defining business unit categories in a software system. Each of the business unit categories includes... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110040417 | Task Scheduling Based on Financial Impact Times at which certain tasks are performed by a computer system, such as a data storage center, may be selected to reduce the cost of electrical energy in running the tasks. Tasks may be performed when the cost of electrical energy is relatively low. Alternatively, or i... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040598 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PLANNER A planning system and method is disclosed. The planning system includes at least one business rule remote from at least one client, a meeting editor, wherein at least one meeting may be generated for the at least one client by the meeting editor in accordance with at le... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040596 | Virtual Production Control System and Method and Computer Program Product Thereof A virtual production control system (VPCS), and a virtual production control method and a computer program product thereof are provided. At first, the VPCS processes historical work-in-process (WIP) information and a current shipping plan sent from a supplier side, ther... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040597 | System and Method for Utilizing Excess Printing Capability The present invention is a system and method for utilizing excess printing capacity. The present invention utilizes a printing network that consists of a printing service provider, one or more print jobs, a printing distribution system, and printing partners. The printi... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040595 | REAL-TIME SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND DISPATCH SYSTEM A real-time management and dispatch system includes a controller configured to control data flow and processing of management and dispatch operations. A database server is configured to control storage, organization, retrieval, and distribution of management and dispatc... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035248 | Distributed Service Platform Computing with a Guaranteed Quality of Service A device and method are provided for guaranteeing a quality of service (QoS) for a network-connected device in a distributed service platform (DSP) or cloud computing system. The method establishes a first set of attributes or performance criteria for a selected platfor... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035247 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DETERMINING PRODUCTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH RETRIEVING ITEMS IN A WAREHOUSE An apparatus is provided for managing productivity associated with retrieval of items in real-time according to various embodiments. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to generate a first time for traveling to one or more locations in which the i... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035249 | MAIL ACCEPTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD A mail acceptance system selects a mail center that is near a client by using mail acceptance information input by the client, calculates transport cost of the selected mail center, selects a mail center that is appropriate for making loads of mail centers equal and min... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029344 | Creating Purchase Orders with Mobile Devices Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer-implemented method of remotely generating a purchase order is to be initiated. The method includes receiving a communication in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The ERP system has a purchasing transaction con... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029345 | Managing Planning of Component Requirements Component planning for a product manufacturing enterprise having a central computer device and respective local manufacturing computer devices. A BOM for product types manufactured at the multiple manufacturing plants is maintained in the central computer device, defini... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025847 | SERVICE MANAGEMENT USING VIDEO PROCESSING A service management system includes a camera capturing video of the site. The service management system further includes a monitoring system remote from the camera and the site. The service management system also includes a video processing system configured to analyze... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029334 | METHOD FOR FACILITATING PERSONALIZED OR CUSTOMIZED TASKS BASED ON IMAGES CAPTURED VIA A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE Methods are presented for use with a wireless communication device. A digital image of an event venue is captured via a wireless communication device. The digital image of the event venue is displayed to the user. The wireless communication device interacts with the use... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029346 | Host apparatus connected to image forming apparatuses and rearrangement setting method thereof Disclosed are a host apparatus which is connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a rearrangement setting method thereof. The rearrangement setting method includes displaying on a host apparatus a current arrangement drawing of the plurality of image for... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029343 | APPOINTMENT ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD The present invention relates to a system and method of alerting clients of the status of a scheduled appointment comprising the steps of: accepting an appointment from a client; logging the appointment time into an electronic calendar; transmitting an appointment remin... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029347 | METHOD FOR WIRELESS NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION THROUGH SEQUENTIAL AUCTIONS AND CONJECTURAL PRICING A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for wireless network virtualization through sequential auctions and conjectural pricing. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a plurality of service providers operable to bid on network resources on behalf of a plurality ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029348 | SCHEDULING USAGE OR PROVISION OF RESOURCES Methods and systems for obtaining a value indicative of resource-related activity in respect of a plurality of devices using a network of metering means arranged to be in communication with one another, the metering means being associated with resource-consuming or reso... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022437 | ENABLING COLLABORATION ON A PROJECT PLAN Systems, methods, and software applications for enabling the collaboration on a project plan are described in the present disclosure. A computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. According to one embodiment, ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110022190 | SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING USING AN EXTERNAL CALENDARING SERVICE A building control system incorporating an external calendar service, having a schedule subsystem, a schedule synchronization subsystem connected to the schedule subsystem, and an external calendar configuration subsystem connected to the schedule synchronization subsys... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110022438 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING RESOURCE ALLOCATION Conventional resource allocation process has intrinsic inefficiency because of the resource fragmentation. A solution is provided to defragment the resource so that the customers' requests are better served and provider's resource utilization rate is improved.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015960 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REWARDING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND/OR ENCOURAGING APPROPRIATE PURCHASES WITH A REWARD CARD A wellness program is set up for employees of an employer and participation in the program by at least a first one of the employees of the employer is tracked to determine if the at least first one of the employees has earned a reward by virtue of the participation. In ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015963 | Real-Time Enterprise Workforce Management Techniques for enabling real-time enterprise workforce management over a telecom network are provided. The techniques include receiving real-time workforce information from one or more telecom networks, and using the real-time information for dynamic load optimization t... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015964 | METHOD FOR ACTIONABLE IT SERVICE CATALOG The method for developing an actionable IT service catalog at large organizations is disclosed. IT Service catalog helps IT organizations showcase the value of IT services they deliver to their business customers. Service catalogs are made actionable by incorporating Se... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015959 | APPOINTMENT ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD The present invention relates to a system and method of alerting clients of the status of a scheduled appointment comprising the steps of: accepting an appointment from a client; logging the appointment time into an electronic calendar; transmitting an appointment remin... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010215 | METHOD FOR A BIN RATIO FORECAST AT NEW TAPE OUT STAGE A method for providing a bin ratio forecast at an early stage of integrated circuit device manufacturing processes is disclosed. The method comprises collecting historical data from one or more processed wafer lots; collect measurement data from one or more skew wafer l... | 01/13/2011 |
