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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7979327 | Constant velocity universal joint and quality control method for the same A quality control method for a constant velocity universal joint 13 includes a step of attaching an IC tag 9 to the constant velocity universal joint 13, a step of recording information in the IC tag 9 about the constant velocity universa... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974891 | Method and apparatus for processing receptacles of items in a materials handling facility Methods and apparatuses for the processing of receptacles containing heterogeneous inventory items in materials handling facilities are generally described. Dirty picking may be described as a mechanism for the “batch” processing of a receptacle which includes m... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970666 | Aggregate collection of travel data One embodiment of the invention includes a method and system to provide a mobile device a travel schedule in response to the mobile device remotely logging into a separate system, provide the mobile device Global Positioning Systems (GPS) data for way points of the ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966229 | Method and system for accounting access by users to data networks, related computer program product A system for the time-based accounting of access by users to services provided by a data network includes a primary access node to provide access by users by establishing via the primary access node a steady connectivity between the users and the network. A secondar... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7966228 | Systems and methods for enabling information management incorporating a personal computing device Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums provide for storing location information of a plurality of products, receiving information from a remote electronic device, wherein the received information includes information relating to a position of the remote ele... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962381 | Service designer solution In one embodiment, a system and method are provided that allows easy integration of an existing third-party information or services management system into a services platform such as a Platform without requiring actual compiled code to be written. In addition, in on... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958060 | Business method for giving and tracking gifts A business method for distributing gifts. The method employs a gift wrap which is marked with a specific code number. The wrap is sold by an originator to a customer who places a gift within the wrap and mails or delivers the package to a first recipient. The custom... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957998 | Systems and method for generating planogram images A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram be... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7958061 | Dynamic determination of item returns during transit Techniques are described for automatically and dynamically determining how to handle items being returned from customers while the items are in transit. Various factors may be considered to determine appropriate item return handling, including by assessing current c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7958020 | Efficient inventory management for providing distinct service qualities for multiple demand groups An inventory management method for managing an inventory of goods for a plurality of demand groups with each demand group having at least one service quality, the method includes determining a total safety stock level for the plurality of demand groups that satisfie... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7945488 | Drilling collaboration infrastructure Methods and systems facilitate collaboration between users at an oil well site and users at a remote location. Multiple types of oil well data are collected at the oil well site to form aggregated data. The aggregated data is stored in a data aggregation server at t... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937297 | RFID system using SOA An RFID edge server can associate with multiple RFID readers at a location, a service bus can receive RFID data from the RFID edge server and make the RFID data available to multiple services that consume the RFID data. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7937298 | Guaranteed RFID event delivery An RFID event tracking and management system provides a standardized approach that can be utilized by various industry verticals. Guaranteed event delivery can ensure that any event data captured by an RFID device is written to persistent storage. A first guaranteed... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933814 | Method and system to determine if a composite service level agreement (SLA) can be met A method and system for determining whether a composite service level agreement (SLA) may be met. An exemplary method comprises calculating a baseline metric value for a plurality component service level agreements (SLA) and comparing the baseline metric value to hi... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930223 | System and method for managing product returns A computer-implemented method for managing product returns includes: receiving information of a set of returned products, and recording the returned product information into a storage of a computer; generating a returned product order based on the returned product i... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930221 | Managing home inventory In accordance with the present invention, a storage area is provided within a particular home for storing food-related items. A database of intended food-related inventory items for the storage area is adjusted by a controller according to food-related inventory pre... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930222 | Method and system for preparing a set of paired identification labels A system and method for preparing a set of paired identification label based a plurality of characters that identify an inventory item. The method includes a step of assigning a predetermined numerical value to each of the plurality of characters. Mathematical opera... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925550 | System and method for managing a regulated industry A system and a method enable supply chain solutions for regulated industries. The embodiments facilitate regulatory and tax compliance management integrated with smart inventory and e-warehouse management solutions. The embodiments are applicable to heavily regulate... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917408 | Parcel tracing system, parcel tracing method and program The parcel distribution system attaches a radio tag into which the identification information of the parcel is written to the parcel, and arranges radio tag readers/writers having an internet communication function arranged on the distribution route. The arrival sch... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7917409 | Method for monitoring and assembling equipment A method for monitoring shipments of a plurality of components and enabling assembly of the plurality of components. The method can include the steps of encoding a unique identifier and specification information on each component into a data storage of a GPS device;... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912765 | Method and system for gathering data Embodiments of the present invention seek to provide a cost effective means for gathering data which associates an individual or business with an address for a given time frame. This is accomplished by utilizing resources already providing a service in a geographic ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908185 | System and method for inventory replenishment A system and method for replenishing low inventory. A first terminal is associated with a user's site for entering and displaying information. A second terminal associated with a supplier's site for entering and displaying information. A network is connected to said... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7908186 | Distribution matrix in an allocation table A method, apparatus and program product are provided for displaying planned quantities of articles in a computerized allocation system. The method comprises displaying an allocation table having a listing of articles along one dimension and data regarding the articl... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7904350 | Network-based supply chain management method An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method for facilitating supply chain collaboration in a network environment, said supply chain including an enterprise and at least one supplier. The method includes generating and transmitting an unconstrained f... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7904351 | Inventory tracking mechanism for virtual wafer circuit probing subcontract The present disclosure provides an inventory tracking method for use with semiconductor product. The method can be used to track wafer lots transferred from a front end such as a fabrication (fab) facility, to a back end such as a wafer circuit probe facility. The m... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895091 | Order fulfillment and content management systems and methods An order fulfillment and content management system and method configured to fulfill a product order for a customized adhesive cover (“skin”). In various embodiments, an order can be placed for a skin in an on-demand nature. In other words, a user can select and ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7895089 | Remanufactured part core return process and system One aspect of the present invention is a computer-implemented method for processing remanufactured part cores. The method includes receiving manufactured part core inventory information. The inventory information can include an inventory forecast and an inventory le... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7895092 | Systems and methods for integrated global shipping and visibility Disclosed is an integrated global shipment system that provides end-to-end visibility of the movement of a package. The integrated global shipment system employs a shipment consolidating application for integrating one or more freight tracking systems with one or mo... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7895090 | Generating an order plan for a supply chain network Generating an order plan is disclosed. Data describing priority levels including at least one item request is accessed. Data describing a supply chain network including network components that supply one or more items to satisfy an item request is accessed. For each... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7895131 | Cargo tracking apparatus, system and method A system for tracking a location of at least one item is described. The system includes a tag associated with the at least one item during a shipping journey. The tag detects shipping information, including temperature, humidity, shock, etc. The tag sends the shippi... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890389 | Methods and systems for grouping and managing stock requests Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for releasing stock requests to a storage facility, such as a warehouse. Such systems, methods and computer-readable medium may generate a condition record reflecting a predetermined set of conditions to b... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890387 | System and method for conducting product configuration research over a computer-based network A system and method is provided for enabling respondents at their computer systems to connect with a server computer over a network, such as the Internet, and receive an executable configuration program enabling each respondent to select a single subfeature, or mult... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890388 | Systems and methods for remote validation Systems and methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide for a method for remote data validation of shipment information. In some embodiments consistent with the present invention shipment information including at least one item identifier of... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885865 | System and method for mapping of planograms A method for storing and organizing item arrangement information for an enterprise is provided. Standardized item arrangement maps are generated at the enterprise level and disseminated to stores within the enterprise. Managers create store maps consisting of compil... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7885866 | Time phased configured product reutilization sales model A time-phased reutilization of configured products is provided. Partially configured products are detected. Each partially configured product is analyzed to determine if the partially configured product is a valid partially configured product, suitable for being mod... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7885867 | Enhanced method and computer program product for providing supply chain execution processes in an outsourced manufacturing environment A method and computer program product for facilitating supply chain processes in an outsourced manufacturing environment is provided. The method includes a customer focus team system providing logistical administrative services for a contract manufacturer on behalf ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881987 | System and method for purchase order management A purchasing user interface system may include a user interface configured to display various types of inventory, order and purchasing information. The user interface may display item, inventory, order, sales and/or vendor information regarding particular items, or ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881988 | Product display rack system and purchasing behavior analysis program A system with an intelligent shelf (100) has product display shelves (110 to 130) displaying products having RFID tags R. The system includes antennas (112a to 112c) each having unique antenna numbers and detecting a ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881985 | Electronic marketplace providing service parts inventory planning and management Service parts inventory planning and management are provided for one or more entities in a supply chain (12), preferably within the context of an electronic marketplace (14). Status data reflecting substantially current service parts inventory levels a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881986 | Method and system for event-driven inventory disposition A method and system for event-driven inventory disposition are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method may include detecting a disposition event associated with a given one of a number of inventory items. The method may further include evaluating each of a ... | 02/01/2011 |
