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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185404 | System and method for tracking currency at a self-checkout station A system and method for tracking currency in a self-checkout station in one embodiment comprises a currency acceptor for collecting cash payment elements and determining the denominations of the collected cash payment elements, a cash dispenser for dispensing cash p... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8156007 | Dynamic determination of item returns Techniques are described for automatically and dynamically determining, at the time that items are being returned from customers, how to handle the returns of the items. A variety of factors may be considered to determine appropriate item return handling for an item... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8140344 | Vehicular user hospitality system A series of motions where a user approaches, gets in, drives or stays in, and gets off a vehicle is divided into a plurality of scenes. In each scene, a hospitality operation is executed for assisting use of the vehicle by the user or for entertaining the user. Info... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140345 | System and method for performing a business process in a multi-enterprise, collaborating network A system for performing a business process includes a first version of a business application executed by a first client to perform a particular business process and a second version of the business application executed by a second client to perform the business pro... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131593 | System and method for automated proposal evaluation A computer based method for automated submission and evaluation of business proposals by providing a database mutually accessible to a proposal sponsor and at least one requesting user community, communicating with the user community and interactively requesting one... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117053 | Claims based factory pattern for creating objects A claims-based factory pattern is described for creating objects on an application server. The pattern extends the functionality of factories to include the operations of staking a claim to creating particular objects and re-evaluating their claim in light of other ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108223 | Methods for automated access to shipping services Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining shipping services information over a network (110) by a telephone call center (130) receiving orders for merchandise. Instructions are received at the telephone call center (130), which permits the... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8082221 | Conditional purchase offer management system A conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system is disclosed for receiving CPOs from one or more customers, such as airline passengers, and for evaluating the received CPOs against a number of CPO rules defined by a plurality of sellers, such as airlines, to de... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8055552 | Social network commerce model Rules-based commerce system or marketplace that proactively acquires and purchases, on behalf of consumers, works submitted by creators. In one implementation, the system involves a rules engine which makes current and future purchases of electronic content and code... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050980 | Secure downloading of a file from a network system and method A download processor for secure downloading of a digital product file when ordered by a user. The order includes a file identifier related to the file and an order identifier related to the order. The download processor performs security checks related to the file, ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046237 | Method, medium, and system for tag forum interaction in response to a tag score reaching a threshold value Creation and placement of tag forums for tags enables a user to discuss aspects of both tags and elements associated with the tags, and further enables a user to view discussions from other users. The tag forum may be generated and/or placed based in part on user in... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8027843 | On-demand supplemental diagnostic and service resource planning for mobile systems Enhanced diagnostic service is provided by determining availability of and downloading a supplemental diagnostic function to isolate a failure according to a service signal from a mobile system; coalescing offers for a repair service according to results of the exec... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8005717 | Internet advertising method and system using Web page An Internet advertising method using a Web page according to the present invention is performed between a Web server and a client terminal in the Internet. The Internet advertising method includes an advertisement location searching step of searching in a Web page t... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996271 | Blocking orders during order processing A block for an order is received during processing of the order, wherein a reason for the block for the order is associated with the block for the order. A set of actions is identified based on the reason for the block for the order in response to receiving the bloc... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996276 | System and method for managing welding consumables A system and method for managing welding consumable(s) is provided. The invention includes a welder having a consumable(s) monitor, a customer system and/or a remote system. The invention further provides for monitoring of welding consumable(s) usage and ordering of... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991623 | System and methods for providing ancillary services in a delivery system using icons A method and system for providing ancillary services consistent with the invention includes placing an icon on an item, the icon corresponding to an ancillary service. Once the icon is placed on the item, the item is sent through a delivery system to a first address... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991787 | Applying search engine technology to HCM employee searches The present system provides an efficient and reliable method for name searching within an employee records database. The present invention uses a plurality of different searching algorithms such as an exact algorithm and a fuzzy algorithm. The exact algorithm is use... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983923 | Collaborative management of delivery schedules A method, performed on a computer of supplier, is used in managing a supply chain with multiple customers. The method includes receiving a new delivery schedule from a customer, determining a deviation between the new delivery schedule and a confirmed delivery sched... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7962372 | Product common object Stored product management information in a first format for use by a first computerized system is transformed to readily make the stored product management information available for use in a second computerized system that utilizes a second format in a cost-efficien... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962376 | System, method, and computer readable storage medium for informing a user about an item that is available via an e-commerce website A user interface for communicating over a voice channel regarding an item that is available at an e-commerce website is disclosed and includes a speaker to communicate at least one audible voice message and at least one audible non-voice message. The audible voice m... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962373 | System and methods for providing financial account information over a network A system and method for providing financial account messages to customers while accessing web sites is disclosed. Methods, systems and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention enable a financial account issuer to provide an application to custom... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962346 | Social choice determination systems and methods A system configured for: (A) identifying a first party of a plurality of parties as one of an excluded group of parties; (B) identifying a candidate group that includes each of the plurality of parties other than the excluded group of parties; (C) receiving, from th... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958117 | Initial impression analysis tool for an online dating service A system and method are directed towards managing a display of initial impression attributes to bring the most relevant information into quick view. The view can be customized by the user. Within a search context, a search may be performed based on a set of search c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7941349 | Method of publishing a ticket on demand and apparatus thereof The present invention relates to ticket-on-demand issuing method and apparatus capable of purchasing a predetermined performance ticket in advance over a communication network, such as the Internet, and of allowing a user to edit and manufacture the ticket. In the i... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7941398 | Autopropagation of business intelligence metadata A method of processing data is disclosed. A data field change is detected in a received data entry received by a business intelligence application. A shared metadata entry shared by two or more business intelligence application stack elements is processed to derive ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7930316 | Method, system, and computer program product for dynamic field-level access control in shared documents A method, system, and computer program product for dynamic field-level access control in shared documents. The method comprises: providing a field in a shared document, wherein the field is not owned by a user and can be edited by any user; and assigning sole owners... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930186 | Communications network connection system and method A system and method for remotely connecting client computers to a communication network such as the Internet by way of a server system handling a plurality of client computers and having the capability of dynamically providing network connections to the client compu... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925513 | Framework for processing sales transaction data A framework that enables financial services companies to manage and track information about a sales force is provided. The framework includes object models for managing distributors information, for validating and tracking licenses and credentials, for creating cust... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925542 | Wish list associated with buddy list screen name The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for connecting wish lists to users, thus making wish lists accessible to such user attributes as buddy lists, or the equivalent. The invention attaches a wish list to an instant messaging name and therefore mak... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917371 | Virtual world property disposition after real-world occurrence A method and system provides transactions and arrangements in virtual world environments. A user can participate in transactions to acquire virtual property and related virtual rights. In some implementations, real-world and virtual parties can be involved in possib... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912830 | Knowledge portal for accessing, analyzing and standardizing data A method and system is provided to access one or more historical incident databases, for example, CDC, CPSC, DTI, AAPCC and the like, for standardizing the potentially differing categories and coding among the databases. The standardizing includes recoding of the ca... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912760 | Method and apparatus for utilizing a unique transaction code to update a magazine subscription over the internet A method for completing an electronic commerce transaction over a global communication network initiated between a vendor and a potential consumer. The method includes the steps of associating a unique transaction code with the initiated transaction between the vend... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908169 | Method of leasing a gaming machine for a percentage of a total coin-in amount A method of leasing a gaming machine is provided that includes determining a monetary average machine net win in monetary units per gaming machine per unit of time for a group of existing gaming machines, receiving the leased gaming machine, and determining a moneta... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7908149 | Vehicle related services system and methodology A vehicle-related services system and methodology employing at least one sensor automatically sensing at least one of the time during which a vehicle is not being operated and where the vehicle is located when it is not being operated and at least one data processor... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7904332 | Integrated financial processing system and method for facilitating an incentive program A library of available incentive programs is established for an agricultural product. Input is accepted from an agricultural producer or a crop planner to facilitate tailoring the library of incentive programs to the requirements (e.g., needs, objectives, and resour... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899679 | Workflow management system and method A computerized method and system involves creating an underlying database structure for recording the processing steps and other information required for each transaction, entering the necessary setup information by selection from lists of pre-stored information abo... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895048 | Method for processing digital content to satisfy a request The present invention enables a user to download digital photography images and fulfill digital photography requests through a variety of digital photography systems and methods. One digital photography system of the present invention includes a first computing envi... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7895047 | Computerized predictive maintenance system and method A computerized system for performing predictive maintenance on an item of equipment includes a desired configuration database, an actual configuration database and a data processor. The data processor determines if an actual configuration complies with a desired con... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890365 | Method of leasing a gaming machine for a flat fee amount A method of leasing a gaming machine is provided that includes determining a monetary average machine net win in monetary units per gaming machine per unit of time for a group of existing gaming machines, receiving the leased gaming machine, and determining a moneta... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881944 | Automatic feedback and player denial Automatically maintaining behavioral standards of an electronic community in response to feedback from members of the electronic community. Feedback is submitted regarding behavior of a specified member. If the feedback exceeds a threshold representing a behavioral ... | 02/01/2011 |
