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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7519549 | Inventory sales system and method A computer system which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale is disclosed. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manne... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7512553 | System for automated part-number mapping Automated mapping of part numbers associated with parts in a bill of materials (BOM) to internal part numbers assigned by a BOM receiver. Historical data on bills of materials, known part number mappings, and parametric data describing the parts associated with bill... | 03/31/2009 |
| RE40659 | Uniform system for verifying and tracking articles of value A uniform, centralized system for converting all existing systems into one unique, universal system which allows for tracking those titles for articles of value, such as motor vehicles, boats, land, antiques, etc., in a congruent and continual manner. The system pro... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7496530 | Large inventory-service optimization in configure-to-order systems A manufacturing process is migrated from an existing operation to a configure-to-order (CTO) system. As the CTO operation will eliminate the “machine-type model” (MTM) inventory of the existing operation, the emphasis is shifted to the components, or “building... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7487119 | Physical distribution business management method, physical distribution business management system, and storage medium Image data of a document generated by a key business terminal or a key business server is sent to a database management server, and this image data and the description contents of the document represented by this image data are stored to a freight tracking informati... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487120 | Methods and system for continuous replenishment planning of consignment inventory A new method and system is provided for the interfacing with, replenishing and otherwise managing of a consignment inventory. Input data that address the content of the consignment inventory are supplied. Business flow is controlled be setting a periodical target of... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7444295 | Single level bill of material available to promise A computer implemented Availability Checking Tool wherein tool users work within a common work environment, from common enterprise data, and considering assets and demands across multiple order management systems and manufacturing facilities within boundaries establ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444296 | Disk dispensing and retrieval system and associated methods A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media using an interconnected system central server computer through an Internet Service Provider. The system central server contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system. The... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440903 | System and method for evaluating and recommending planograms 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... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437311 | Image forming devices and marketing methods Image forming devices and marketing methods are described. One aspect of the invention provides an image forming device including an image engine configured to use a consumable to form a hard image; a consumable interface adapted to couple with the consumable; and p... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434730 | part availability business process A system and method for identifying and ordering parts and monitoring inventory levels is presented. The method includes the steps of capturing identifying information from the part, identify the part from the identifying information and ordering the part from a por... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434226 | Method and system for monitoring a workflow for an object A system and method for monitoring a workflow for an object are described. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention include sending workflow information to at least one mobile device operated by a recipient of the object. The workflow information asso... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433757 | Chemical substance total management system, storage medium storing chemical substance management program and chemical substance total management method A chemical substance total management system aids for reduction of release and transferring amount of managing substances in business entities. The system retrieves releasing and transferring amount record relating to predetermined managing substance on the basis of... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432813 | Method and system for determining hardware configuration of medical equipment using RF tags According to one embodiment, the present technique provides a medical device component having an RF tag that is configured to provide information regarding the medical device component. Particularly, the RF tag may contain and provide information regarding maintenan... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432811 | RFID tag filtering and monitoring A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system that tracks tags in real-time based on EPC codes and on other priority codes written into transponder memory fields of the tags. As an example, a priority code may be written into a memory of an RFID transponder identif... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430398 | Radio frequency identification (RFID) system for dynamically and automatically establishing communication between a mobile wireless communicating device and a data processing system RFID tags to provide a relatively low power and power conserving wireless communication system to dynamically and automatically transfer all preselected data developed in designated digital devices to a centralized data processing system. Inclusion, in the target mo... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427023 | Personalized transaction assistance with sensor networks In order to provide personalized transaction assistance using sensor networks, a user interacts with the sensor networks within, for example, a retail environment, using a wireless mobile device. The user is provided with timely, convenient, and personalized informa... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428499 | Input device for allowing interface to a web site in association with a unique input code An input device for allowing interface to a web site in association with a unique input code. A method for interconnecting a first location on a global communication network with a second location thereon is disclosed. An input device is provided at the first locati... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428503 | Methods and systems for providing product and services upgrades and work order status in a cable services network Methods and systems are provided for allowing a cable services customer to efficiently order desired products and services through an automated self-provisioning process provided through an interactive television session between the customer and a cable services pro... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426482 | Image processing apparatus, method of placing order for expendables of image processing apparatus, storage medium, and program In an image processing apparatus that includes an order placement means for executing an operation associated with order placement of an expendable used in an image forming apparatus, data associated with image formation is accumulated to have a timing associated wi... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426484 | Consolidated shipping and distribution of multiple orders with returns The present invention provides systems and methods of consolidating, shipping and distributing items comprising multiple orders to multiple customers. The orders are received by an inventory management service, filled and packaged at a centralized distribution cente... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426485 | System, method, and computer program product for brokering data processing service licenses A system, method, and computer program product for brokering data processing service licenses, including allocation and provisioning of the licenses. Preferred embodiments includes a functional architecture for services license brokerage, a license allocation proces... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426478 | Method and apparatus providing a supply chain management system useful in outsourced manufacturing A method is disclosed for automatically identifying and resolving one or more discrepancies in an outsourced manufacturing supply chain in which a plurality of supply chain partners participate. According to this aspect, information representing one or more supply c... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424453 | Electronic commerce transaction method, program, recording medium and server The purchaser client of the corporation or the individual who is the contract member participates in the marketplace that is constructed in the server and requests for the commerce transaction of the commodity purchase. When the desired purchase commodity is not obt... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422149 | Transfer verification products and methods A documentation product and methods for using the product to check a shipment and take responsibility for a shipment are disclosed. The documentation product includes a transfer document that corresponds to a shipment. The transfer document includes identification o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424448 | Method for quantity checking of product purchase orders A computer-implemented method for processing spare parts purchase orders includes receiving, during a manufacturing planning phase, an estimate of the number of the spare parts that will be needed to be produced during a given period to satisfy expected purchase ord... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420467 | RFID asset management method and system for vehicles A method for inventorying and monitoring an asset located in an vehicle asset management area. The method involves an inventorying of a presence of an asset within an vehicle asset management area based on a detection of a RFID tag associated with the asset within t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421367 | Handheld computing device for performing multitasks in healthcare applications A handheld computing device for use in hospitals, operating rooms, and other medical care facilities. The handheld computing device includes a processor, display, user interface, memory, one or more embedded environmental sensors, and one or more scanners for readin... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418307 | System and process for supply management for the assembly of expensive products A Managing component supply for complex products is achieved by monitoring the delivery performance of component suppliers and optimizing the times at which orders are placed. Supply delivery performance targets are set for each supplier, and component order times a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416124 | Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program are provided. An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. A receiver receives a command requesting for the execution of predetermined processing. A storage unit store... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417545 | Method of determining failure of a communication base station A method of determining failure of a CBS. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412408 | Method for consolidating orders A method of submitting orders for products includes a customer preparing an order for submission to a supplier server. When the order is submitted to the supplier server, the supplier server determines whether the customer submitting the order is authorized to submi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410098 | Automated will call system A will call system for automating the management of storage and retrieval of items, preferably medical prescriptions. The automated system provides informational control of all items in the system. The automated will call monitors the length of time an item remains ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409258 | Method and system for measuring customer delivery service Disclosed is a method and a system for measuring customer delivery service. A projected customer delivery date is generated. At least one projected output volume is determined based on the projected customer delivery date. At least one actual output volume is determ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407099 | Method and apparatus for achieving a tailored content response based upon a product identifier coupled with a device identifier A method and an apparatus for achieving a tailored content response based upon a product identifier coupled with a device identifier are provided. In one method embodiment, the present invention receives a machine readable indicia wherein at least a first portion of... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409363 | Centralized management system for maintenance parts A centralized management system for managing maintenance parts of machines at multiple plants includes: a warehouse facility for providing a concentrated storage of the maintenance parts for multiple types of the machines at multiple plants; a necessary parts manage... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406440 | Systems and methods to support approval to settle an international trade from a credit facility, such as a line of credit or a demand deposit account The present invention relates to systems and methods to support import-export transactions. More particularly, it includes methods and systems for negotiating terms for settlement of an international shipment, for advising an agreed bank that the terms have been met... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406448 | Dynamic location based cost minimization A computer is programmed to receive data concerning a current location of a vehicle, a plurality of gas prices at a plurality of gas stations, and a plurality of locations, one location for each of the plurality of gas stations. The computer is programmed to determi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406435 | Computer implemented method and system for computing and evaluating demand information Computer implemented method and system for improving demand forecasting by estimating the hidden demand at an occurrence of a sellout using a single parameter probability distribution with a parameter assuming a forecasted mean demand value derived from a statistica... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405661 | Real-time system for monitoring theft protection A system including at least one theft security system having at least one transceiver device, set up adjacent at least one passage, for detecting antitheft labels that pass the passage, characterized in that each theft security system and/or each transceiver device ... | 07/29/2008 |
