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| 7747460 | Just-in-time insurer's flooring evaluation and replacement system A system, and method for making and using the same, for an on-site evaluation of flooring materials, condition, and value, and further, for providing replacement flooring. The system includes an interconnected system which includes estimation logic, project manageme... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7747465 | Determining the effectiveness of internet advertising The method and system of the present invention enables Internet businesses to conduct real-time, online experiments on a sample of transactions to determine marketplace sensitivities. Analysis of the results of the experiments reveal optimal values of key market dec... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7747462 | Method and system for gathering and reporting data associated with a cardholder's use of a prepaid debit card A method and system for gathering and reporting data associated with a cardholder's use of a prepaid debit card is described. One embodiment receives primary personal data associated with the cardholder in connection with the issuance to the cardholder of the prepai... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742940 | Method and system for predicting revenue based on historical pattern indentification and modeling A method and system is used to predict a behavioral value for a forecast period based on historical pattern identification and modeling. A set of training periods is compiled, and for each of the training periods, a generalized percentage function of the behavioral ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7739142 | System and method for providing automobile marketing research information A system and method for providing customized reports regarding pre-sale auto interest is enclosed herein. The reports are configured to provide pre-sale marketing research information about potential shoppers of particular auto models. The reports are also configure... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739141 | Consulting assessment environment A method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing a consulting assessment environment. Consultants may use the environment to define templates that encode questionnaires and domain knowledge regarding business practices, as well as reporting criteria t... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739143 | Robust forecasting techniques with reduced sensitivity to anomalous data Robust forecasting techniques are relatively immune from anomalies or outliers in observed data, such as a stream of data values reflective of the operation or use of a computer system. One robust technique provides a relatively accurate forecast of seasonal behavio... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739140 | Content reaction display Content reaction evaluation and display systems and methods. Through the present invention, a user can easily identify how content changes impact content reactions. The present invention preferably includes a content presentation region, which allows a user to exper... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739291 | Methods and systems for displaying matching business objects Methods and systems are disclosed for providing search results in response to a business object search request. The methods and systems may generate result business objects in response to a search request including a search term, the result business objects each hav... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7734499 | Method of providing personalized souvenirs A method for providing a personalized souvenir is disclosed. The method includes the steps of contacting a souvenir retailer, preparing artwork, selecting names for personalization of the souvenirs, providing a rack to the souvenir retailer for displaying the souven... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7734496 | Service provider and client survey method An improved survey method is disclosed for evaluating the satisfaction of a client with the services and support provided by a service provider. The survey method includes first surveying at least one representative of a service provider providing a service to a cli... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7734497 | Method, system, and storage medium for implementing transaction-based data exchange A method for implementing transaction-based data exchange. The method includes transferring information relating to a product via a transmission means selected by an individual at a computing device requesting the information. The information includes at least one o... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7734498 | Method and system for minimizing risk in contact center management contracts A method (and system) for contact center management contract evaluation including determining a potential profitability/risk for contact center management based upon a proposed contract term between one of a client and a service provider, and a service provider and ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7734495 | Methods and system for allocating shelf space A method and system for the collection of consumer sales data for use in intelligent management of shelf space in a retail environment based on quantitative analysis of consumer sales data in which interactions between two or more products are quantitatively applied... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7729940 | Analyzing return on investment of advertising campaigns by matching multiple data sources In various embodiments, strategies, tools and techniques are provided for processing and analyzing data in an advertising measurement system accessible through a software-as-a-service model or a client-downloaded computer program. The system may be configured to rec... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7725345 | Method and system to manage achieving an objective A method to manage achieving an objective may include collecting data related to the objective and determining a set of drivers related to the objective. The method may also include calculating a gap for each driver between a baseline and a goal for the objective. T... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7725346 | Method and computer program product for predicting sales from online public discussions A sales prediction system predicts sales from online public discussions. The system utilizes manually or automatically formulated predicates to capture subsets of postings in online public discussions. The system predicts spikes in sales rank based on online chatter... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7725347 | System and method for facilitating bilateral and multilateral decision-making Techniques for facilitating evaluation, in connection with the procurement or delivery of products or services, in a context of at least one of (i) a financial transaction and (ii) operation of an enterprise, such context involving a member of a first class of parti... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7720705 | System and method for real-time updating service provider ratings Service providers are evaluated and rated according to criteria that includes customer satisfaction with the services provided by the service provider. If the service provider meets and/or exceeds certain predetermined criteria, the service provider is certified, an... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716079 | Feedback cancellation in a network-based transaction facility A method and apparatus for canceling feedback in a network-based transaction facility are described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to cancel feedback pertaining to a transaction in a network-based transaction facility from a first party ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712019 | Method, apparatus and system for improved content management and delivery An apparatus comprising a storage medium and a communicatively coupled processor are presented. The storage medium has stored therein a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed, implement an information server which, upon receiving a request includi... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7711597 | Optimizing inventory in accordance with a constrained network In one embodiment, optimizing inventory includes accessing service level band sets. Each service level band set is associated with a policy group, and includes service level bands. Each service level band of a service level band set has a service level priority with... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7711596 | Business method for integrating and aligning product development and brand strategy A business method that improves brand identity by effectively allocating product development resources and prioritizing projects based on a systematic approach of defining assumptions that drive brand development and assessing a product development portfolio thereon... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7711595 | Method and system for generating a value proposition for a company in an industry A method and system for generating a value proposition for a company in an industry is provided. Specifically, under the present invention, operational metrics and possible solutions are identified for the industry. Then, the impacts of the solutions on the operatio... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707060 | Automatic collection and dissemination of product usage information Products include autonomic logic to self-monitor one or more parameters associated with the products to provide product usage information. Data relating to the product usage information generated by the products is automatically disseminated to interested entities. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7707062 | Method and system of forecasting customer satisfaction with potential commercial transactions A method and structure for predicting a satisfaction a consumer will experience contingent on accepting one or more offers from potential sellers. A request is received from a consumer describing one or more transactions in which the consumer may wish to engage. One... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7707061 | Method for data processing and display for detecting and/or predicting possible trends A systematic method for detecting trends based on outcomes generated by a first process, comprising: (a) determining all possible outcomes associated with the first process, wherein the first process is associated with a range of possible outcomes; (b) coding the po... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7707059 | Adaptive marketing using insight driven customer interaction A system and method for adaptive marketing using insight driven customer interaction. The invention uses a closed-loop process for developing insight that may be used to refine further customer interactions. Results of a first customer interaction such as a marketin... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7707058 | Predicting parts needed for an onsite repair using expected waste derived from repair history A method for predicting parts for onsite repair which takes into account a repair history and the costs associated with mis-predictions. Parts for onsite repair of a product are predicted by determining an expected waste for one or more parts of the product. The par... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702534 | Merchandise planning and development system and method for the same, and a computer product The merchandise planning and development system includes a WWW server 33 for informing many and unspecified customers 31 to 3n of merchandise planning and development information about planning and/or development of new mer... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698162 | Customer satisfaction system and method A customer satisfaction system, includes a query module for automatically sending queries to customers as to problems with goods or services provided by a provider according to a predetermined schedule and for receiving responses from customers to the queries; an an... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7698163 | Multi-dimensional segmentation for use in a customer interaction A system and method for segmenting customer data that represents a plurality of customers for use in a customer interaction. The segmentation process groups customers with similar characteristics into segments. The segments may be used to classify customers accordin... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7698161 | System to quantify consumer preferences A system to determine preference information of part worth values associated with a consumer and a product includes determination of a plurality of attributes of the product, each of the plurality of attributes associated with a plurality of attribute levels, determ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693740 | Dynamic selection of complementary inbound marketing offers A database system and method comparing marketing events to marketing offers for offering to a candidate. The database system comprises a first database structure storing a first list of candidates, a second database structure storing a second list identifying market... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7693738 | Computer-aided methods and apparatus for assessing an organizational process or system Method and apparatus for computer-aided assessment of organizational process or system. Method and apparatus are adapted to display questions on a computer to an assessor, who then inputs numerical and/or textual inputs relative to the assessor's perception of the p... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7693741 | Methods for providing communications services Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing communications services. One method receives a request for communications service. The request for communications service originates from a client communications device, and the request for communications se... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7693739 | Automated generation of reports reflecting statistical analyses of supply chain processes The present invention is directed to systems and methods for collecting data concerning a supply chain, for performing statistical analysis on the collected data to facilitate identification of anomalies or inefficiencies in the process, and for communicating result... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7693742 | System, method and computer program product for a network analyzer business model A system, method, and computer program product are provided for charging for network analysis. Initially, network traffic information is collected utilizing a plurality of agents. Next, the network traffic information is collected utilizing a plurality of host contr... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7689454 | Dynamic selection of groups of outbound marketing events A database system and method for ordering marketing events for offering to candidates. The database system comprises a first database structure storing a first list identifying marketing events, a second database structure storing a second list of candidates, and a ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7689450 | Multipurpose causal event calendar for integrated management decision support Aspects of the present invention include improvements to a management decision support system. Before improvement, the system includes a computer system having memory and resources, a retail demand forecasting program applying one or more forecasting approaches, run... | 03/30/2010 |
