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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180711 | Intellectual property trading exchange A computerized intellectual property trading exchange is disclosed for facilitating the trading of license contracts relating to intellectual property rights or pools of intellectual property rights. The exchange includes at least one intellectual property license c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175976 | Method for providing and obtaining content In a data providing server 1101, whether or not specified compressed content data D51 generated by means of a specified compression coding method corresponding to terminal identification information has been stored in a content database 1113 is ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8156048 | Adaptive payload monitoring system A payload monitoring system for an excavation machine is disclosed. The payload monitoring system may have a tool, a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a velocity of the tool, and a second sensor configured to generate a second signal i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8140436 | Processes for verifying creators of works represented in an electronic catalog An electronic catalog system provides an interface for users to author and post content for viewing by other users. Users who are verified as creators of works represented in the electronic catalog (e.g., authors of books) are additionally given the option to post c... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140435 | System and method for processing protected text information A method and apparatus of encouraging distribution, registration, and purchase of free copyable software and other digital information which is accessed on a User's System via a Programmer's Program. Software tools which can be incorporated into a Programmer's Progr... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8112358 | Authorizing customer premise equipment on a sub-network Systems and methods for authorizing a customer premise equipment (CPE) device to join a network through a network termination unit (NTU). The CPE device can send an encrypted connection request, and an authorization server can decrypt the connection request and prov... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108309 | Protecting a manufactured item from counterfeiting A method and system are described for protecting a manufactured item from counterfeiting. The manufactured item, which is marked with an identifier, such as a serial number, is associated with a code generator that has secret functions and data for generating verifi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8090658 | System and method of member unique names A member unique name (MUN) system and MUN translation system and method are provided. The MUN system comprises a dimension reference for defining the context in which the remaining portions of the MUN exist and a canonical business key for uniquely identifying a mem... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8073777 | Integrated business systems for web based telecommunications management The specification discloses a method of doing business over the public Internet, particularly, a method which enables access to legacy management tools used by a telecommunications enterprise in the management of the enterprise business to the enterprise customer, t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8055683 | Management of relationships between database tables A method, system and article of manufacture for managing relationships between database tables and, more particularly, for identifying and accurately describing relationships between tables in a database. One embodiment provides a method for identifying relationship... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051009 | Method and apparatus for maintaining software at a third-party server One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates maintaining software at a third-party server. During operation, the system receives the software at the third-party server, wherein the end-user has rights to the software. The system also re... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041592 | Collection and analysis of multiple data sources Communication data for an organization, such as call, email, and instant messaging activity data from different data sources is collected and analyzed together using a correlation and behavior analysis tool. A set of communication activity records and/or specific co... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032463 | Method and apparatus for increasing charitable donations by providing instantaneous donor recognition Charitable donations are increased by automatically providing immediate on-line recognition of on-line donors. A list of donors is maintained on a Web page acknowledging the on-line contributions. Donor names on the list can be links to additional information about ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027922 | Integration infrastructure A system for making computing applications aware of business events. The system can consist of an enterprise integration layer that automatically publishes business events and a messaging system that automatically subscribes to business events and makes the computin... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027921 | Method and software for migrating protected authentication data The present disclosure attempts to migrate from a first authenticator to a second authenticator. In the most preferred embodiment, the first step is to migrate the data that is not stored encrypted by a traditional replication or transformation between the datastore... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8015112 | Embedded license data file distribution and processing system A document distribution system transfers a document from a source computer to a destination computer in the form of a print file. The print file defines the appearance of the document in a code suitable for telling a printer how to print the document. The source com... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010455 | Waste processing system and method A waste processing system (10) evaluates the waste processing requirements of a waste producing entity (20, 30) and evaluates the waste processing capabilities of vendors (40, 60, 80), and manages the waste processing of waste components produce... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7996319 | Authentication and tracking system A subset of unique codes are generated from a set of codes. The subset of codes are stored in a database on a secure server and each of the codes is marked on a corresponding instantiation of the product. The marked instantiations are distributed. During their distr... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996318 | Multi-function electronic transaction card The present invention provides for a multi-function electronic transaction card or MET card, which comprises a base card and at least two conventional magnetic stripes. As such, they can be used in either proprietary or syndicated applications employing credit, debi... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996320 | System and method for securing data through a PDA portal Consumers may utilize computing devices to assist in the purchase and/or loyalty process, and in particular, the consumer may utilize a PDA to facilitate the purchase and/or loyalty process. During the purchase and/or loyalty process, the consumer may need to insure... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987142 | Intellectual property trading exchange A computerized intellectual property trading exchange is disclosed for facilitating the trading of license contracts relating to intellectual property rights. The exchange includes at least one intellectual property license contract relating to intellectual property... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7979353 | Electronic transaction method using an electronic coupon In an electronic transaction on the Internet, an electronic coupon having pecuniary value information usable in the electronic transaction and owner identification information based on information characteristic of an information terminal is issued to the informatio... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7966259 | System and methods for facilitating transactions on, and personalizing web pages of, third party web sites Customers make purchases from online merchants using personal information, such as payment and shipping information, stored with an online information service. The merchants may optionally report information about each customer's purchases back to the information se... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962413 | End-user system of preventing unauthorized rerecording of multimedia content An end-user system for the blocking of recording digital content at during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files. Before the process of rendering of encrypted digital multimedia can be started all rendered media stream during playback are opened to ens... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962424 | Overdraft licenses and license distribution In response to receiving an order (e.g., including payment for one or more software licenses), a license distribution manager allocates a specified number of software licenses for distribution to a corresponding customer's clients that utilize the licenses to operat... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7945516 | System and method for securing data through a PDA portal Consumers may utilize computing devices to assist in the purchase and/or loyalty process, and in particular, the consumer may utilize a PDA to facilitate the purchase and/or loyalty process. During the purchase and/or loyalty process, the consumer may need to insure... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941376 | System and method for customer authentication of an item A system, apparatus and method is provided for authentication of an item or a label by storing unique random serial numbers or codes in a remote secure storage that can be used to authenticate the item or the label, generating a pointer to each stored unique random ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933838 | Apparatus for secure digital content distribution and methods therefor A method of transmitting a first digital content file from a first sender device configured with a key library to a receiver device configured with a receiver identity and a first sender-receiver key is disclosed. The method includes identifying the first sender-rec... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933837 | Content information providing system, content information providing server, content reproduction apparatus, content information providing method, content reproduction method and computer program A content information providing system is disclosed which can protect the copyrights of contents while permitting users who do not purchase the contents to utilize the contents. A content information providing server includes a user information storage section for s... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7908217 | Method and system for optimizing throughput of mailing machines A mailing machine that optimizes throughput by reducing the amount of time necessary for the PSD to generate the digital signature and indicium for each mail piece is provided. The debit operation performed by the PSD, i.e., adjusting the PSD registers, is separated... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899751 | Parsing an identification document in accordance with a jurisdictional format An apparatus that authenticates the contents of identification documents provided by different issuers having machine-readable and/or human readable information is disclosed. The contents of the identification documents are verified without encountering any human er... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7882032 | System and method for tokenless biometric authorization of electronic communications This invention is a method and system for tokenless biometric authorization of an electronic communication, using a biometric sample, a master electronic identicator, and a public communications network, wherein the method includes: an electronic communication forma... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7882033 | Systems and methods for providing communication services to guests at a hospitality facility Systems and methods consistent with the present invention allow guests at a hospitality facility to communicate via VoIP from a remote terminal. For example, guests at a client terminal can place and receive phone calls, experience content, and receive targeted mess... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7873577 | Sensitive data aliasing for transaction-card and other applications Database management and security is implemented in a variety of embodiments. In one such embodiment, data sets containing retail transaction information are analyzed using aliases representing transaction card identifiers. In another embodiment, the transaction card... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7860797 | Method for documenting property or possession and transfer of property or possession of a merchandise A method wherein, by using a storage medium arranged on goods, it is possible to distinctly register a conveyance of ownership or title on this storage medium, and wherein only the current owner or proprietor and possibly also an independent verifying agency has acc... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7860809 | Methods and devices for digital media distribution A brokerage for digital media distribution allows initial recipients of digital media to promote and generate additional distribution of the digital media. The brokerage may involve transferring a copy of the digital media from the device of the initial recipient to... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853527 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program recording medium, and data recording medium A management center registers user information that includes user identification information for identifying a user terminal and improvement-information identification information for identifying improvement information recorded in an optical disk and processed by t... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849015 | Electronic postal money order method and system Provided is an electronic postal money order system and method comprising the purchase and fulfillment of a money order, having the steps of inputting, through a computer, money order identifying data, comprising at least the amount of the money order and addressee ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7840487 | Digital content encryption and decryption method and workflow system using digital content Disclosure of information is controlled selectively depending on users such that a plurality of users having different roles bearing no inclusive relation with one another can access the same area. Content is divided into a plurality of areas. For each of the areas ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835989 | Electronic book alternative delivery systems The invention, an electronic book selection and delivery system, distributes electronic text and graphics to subscribers. The system contains an operations center, a video distribution system or a variety of alternative distribution systems, a home subsystem, and a ... | 11/16/2010 |
