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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185423 | Just-in time workflow Disclosed are arrangements, referred to as just-in-time workflow (JITW) arrangements, which provide a decentralised process (900) for performing a sequence of tasks, in which individual network services successively identify (961), assemble (960... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8170929 | Transaction support system A centralized database system for supporting transactions in property. The central database is accessed by system users over a public network such as the Internet. The central database forms a title registry recording the entitlements of the users, who are a defined... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165931 | Automated purchase assembly conversion process to support a dynamic configure-to-order production operation A computer implemented method, a tangible computer usable medium, and a data processing system allocate materials to an automated purchase assembly conversion process to support a dynamic configure-to-order production operation. A configure-to-order backlog order is... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8121910 | Automatic loaner part replacement to prevent system callback A system for automatically replacing loaner parts within a loaner system to prevent loaner system callback. In response to selecting a loaner system within loaner inventory data, it is determined whether the selected loaner system is required to be returned based on... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8103694 | System and method for managing data in multiple bills of material over a network A method of storing and managing BOMs of different owners in the same environment. One or more BOMs have an owner. An owner's BOM may include confidential information such that unrestricted access to the confidential information is limited to the owner and any desig... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8073873 | Online screen navigation and linkage Disclosed herein are methods for automatically managing information relating to a customs agency's import regulations. The methods disclosed include procedures for maintaining import data according to the regulations as they become updated or changed. Also disclosed... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065205 | Bill of lading transmission and processing system for less than a load carriers The present invention automates the process of receiving transportation documentation and producing advance loading manifests therefrom to optimize load planning and dynamic product shipment and delivery control. Methods provide for receipt of the transportation doc... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065204 | System and method for software integration and factory deployment A software management database contains data structures supporting computer software provisioning for a range of CTO/BTO variations, language variations, region variations, and operating system variations. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055555 | Mediation device for scalable storage service A service provider management system (SPMS) that connects to storage resources in a datacenter controlled by a service provider and a database that stores information about the datacenter and customers that receive the storage resources as a service. The SPMS enable... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050986 | System and method for determining a quantity mismatch report A system, method, and computer program for determining a quantity mismatch report so that a plurality of configured quantities for a plurality of product variants can be compared. The method includes transforming a plurality of logical expressions. The method also i... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046268 | Multi-merchant payment system A method of payment for multi-vendor gift cards, comprising maintaining a merchandise database comprising records for merchandise and services for a plurality of merchants, enabling a gift card giver to interactively purchase a gift card for a gift card recipient, e... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8027856 | Automated notification of part revisions for outside suppliers Revision of a part specification document, such as a drawing, a part specification, or a bill of materials, prompts execution of an automated notification process. A unique part number associated with the revised part specification document is employed in searching ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024237 | Method and apparatus for automated bill of materials refactoring A method and apparatus for automated bill of materials refactoring includes a computing system implemented process for automated bill of materials refactoring whereby historical bill of materials, inventory and sales data is scanned/searched to identify potential re... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8001019 | Managing access to and updating warehouse data Methods, systems, and computer program products manage access to and update warehouse data associated with one or multiple online data systems. A security role is established for each user of warehouse operation functions associated with the online data system. A me... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7991657 | Efficient retrieval of return assemblies for optimized parts fulfillment A method and apparatus for a pull back optimizer in conjunction with an inventory management system allows for efficient retrieval of return assemblies for optimized parts fulfillment. The inventory management system includes a return assembly inventory and a list o... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7970667 | System, method, and computer program product for a geometric search of a configurable product structure A method for searching a bill of materials (BOM) in a data processing system, a data processing system configured to perform a corresponding method, and a computer program product encoded with instructions for performing the method. The method includes retrieving BO... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7941350 | Inventory and revenue maximization method and system A method is provided for enterprise management and bundling of radio, outdoor and entertainment inventory to achieve maximum revenue on perishable products. An electronic data-mart 110 or central information storage and data processing system is established t... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933815 | System and method for obtaining technical support services over a network A system and method for obtaining technical support services over a network. A registered seeker of technical support services submits a search request to a task matching server. The search request comprises search criteria for identifying one or more registered pro... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930224 | System and method for predicting profit leakage A method, information processing system, and computer readable storage medium manage and predict profit leakage. A dynamic deduction space is created that includes a plurality of dimensions associated with historical deduction data and profit leakage information ass... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7908187 | Supporting chargeable subcontracting when outsourcing manufacturing of an assembled unit while supplying components A digital processing system supporting management of purchase orders according to chargeable subcontracting model in an outsourcing organization. In one embodiment, when a user provides an order for a desired quantity of an assembly type from an external organizatio... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7890390 | Managing part number preferredness Methods, systems and apparatus for defining, updating and communicating the current status of parts used by an enterprise to designers and procurement specialists. Allowable values of preferredness of parts are defined based on technology roadmaps, and these values ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877302 | Construction payment management system and method with automated electronic document generation features A system and method for managing a construction payment process. One method embodying the invention can include generating a budget for a construction project, receiving an invoice amount from at least one participant in the construction project, generating at least... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873550 | Process control system and process control method In a process control system according to the present invention, a history record table, a history record relationship table, a process table, and a process relationship table are provided. The history record table stores information on a history record. The history ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7856430 | Method for generating increased numbers of leads via the internet A method for generating increased numbers of leads, such as sales leads for data items such as part numbers, ISBN numbers, automotive part numbers, electronic part numbers, phone numbers, zip codes, drivers license numbers, document numbers, keywords, etc., via the ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7844509 | Method and apparatus for monitoring depletion of an item A computer implemented method, apparatus, system, and computer usable program code for monitoring a real-time depletion of an item in a storage unit. A controller identifies an item placed in the storage unit to form an identified item. The controller detects a chan... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840454 | Methods and systems for dynamic calculation of safety stock quantity A computer-implemented method and system for calculating a safety stock quantity for several warehouses within an availability check during a delivery process of goods, wherein the safety stock quantity is representative of a quantity of products which is protected ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7840453 | Equipment management system The invention is a system and method of managing equipment. The system incorporates a tagging device to attach identification tags to each piece of equipment. A scanning device is used to read the identification tags and relay this information to an equipment server... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7818221 | Method and apparatus for variable regulatory or conditional use compliance maximizing use of available inventory A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing variable regulatory compliance in a supply chain. The process identifies a variable regulatory compliance for a production order. Variable regulatory compliance is a percentage of a ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7801916 | System and method for managing data in multiple bills of material over a network A system for managing a bill of materials includes a data structure having at least one record with a primary key data field, an owner data field for indicating the owner of the record, the owner data field including data representative of one of a plurality of owne... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7783534 | Optimal method, system, and storage medium for resolving demand and supply imbalances An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for resolving demand and supply imbalances. The method comprises identifying at least one excess component inventory liability or constraint in supply capability for an end prod... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7747482 | Method and computer program for reconciling, building, and replenishing cash drawers with coins A revenue balancing method and computer program that more quickly, accurately, and easily reconciles or balances revenue contained in cash drawers at the end of cashiers' shifts or breaks while at the same time building or constructing new cash drawers for new shift... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7747483 | System and method for creating a build set and bill of materials from a master source model A system and method for creating a build set and a BOM from user-selected options from a single master source model. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742956 | Method for facilitating and maintaining an active parts data repository A storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code for facilitating database management processes for an enterprise is provided. The storage medium includes instructions for causing a computer to implement a method. The method includes extracting p... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7725371 | Invoicing methods and systems for processing convergent contract accounts Systems and methods consistent with the invention relate to the processing of invoices. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for processing invoices associated with service contracts may comprise receiving data associated with a first service contract. Th... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7725370 | System and method for outsource supplier management A system and method for is provided for outsource supplier management that facilitates improved order communication between customers, sellers and outsource suppliers. During order processing the supplier management system automatically receives the order from the c... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7668762 | Supply chain management system determining whether orders related to a family of products can be promised A supply chain management system processing orders related to a family of products. An user may provide a parameter referred to as ‘aggregate time fence’ (ATF) duration representing an amount of advance time duration after which aggregate supply of all member it... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7650299 | Method of marketing and advertising component products used in the production of composite products A method of marketing component products to producers engaged in the production of composite products utilizing such component products, and the sale of such composite products to end users, generally consisting of distributing software to such producers, functional... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647256 | Techniques for establishing and managing a distributed credential store Techniques are provided for establishing and managing a distributed credential store. An identity service aggregates identity information from one or more identity stores and maintains the information as a remote credential store. Initially, the remote credential st... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7596518 | Method and system for generating a real time bill of materials and evaluating network performance An automated method for quickly generating a complete bill of materials and total cost information in real time. Components for a desired system are specified and/or replaced by substitute components, while continuously predicting the wireless system performance. A ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7529697 | Apparatus and method for identification of transmissions and other parts A system and method is provided for identifying an unknown object from an object class such as transmissions, engines, and other parts. The system utilizes a classification scheme configured to distinguish objects of the object class based upon variations observable... | 05/05/2009 |
