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Neuroimaging as a Marketing Tool
Neuroimaging as a means for validating whether a stimulus such as advertisement, communication, or product evokes a certain mental response such as emotion, preference, or memory, or to predict the consequences of the stimulus on later behavior such as consumption or purchasing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7327673 | Asymmetric digital subscriber line provision flow control on digital subscriber line access multiplexer switches Disclosed is a system for an ADSL access network for providing ADSL provision flow control at a DSLAM switch. The system includes an element management system in communication with a DSLAM switch; and a network management system in communication with the element man... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328250 | Apparatus and method for handling electronic mail A mail transfer agent adapted for determining the disposition of incoming e-mail from a sender includes a penalty count filter module which functions on the basis of current communication system resource usage, such as the number of concurrent TCP connections being ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327480 | Server apparatus and internet facsimile apparatus and communication terminal capability exchanging method In a server apparatus, a registration processing section analyzes a capability information transmission mail received by an E-mail communication section, and extracts capability information. Next, a sender's address and capability information are made to correspond ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328251 | Thread based email Systems and methods for providing electronic messaging services to multiple users by storing a single copy of an electronic message at a central location and notifying recipients of the stored single copy. An electronic message includes a distribution list and a mes... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324826 | Method and system for messaging across cellular networks and a public data network A method, system and computer program product for instant message communication in a wireless and non-wireless environment. A message is sent from a mobile unit device over a wireless communication network. The message includes a destination address, information ass... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325034 | Method and apparatus for scalable peer-to-peer inquiries in a network of untrusted parties A method and apparatus for scalable inquiries in a network of communicating peers are provided. The method and apparatus of the present invention make use of communal filters and randomization to determine which client devices will output a message that is to be bro... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325194 | Method, system, and apparatus for converting numbers between measurement systems based upon semantically labeled strings Number conversion between different units of measurement in a document is enabled. A string of text entered into an application program is analyzed to determine whether it includes a number having an associated unit name. Found numbers with associated unit names are... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325249 | Identifying unwanted electronic messages An unwanted message may be identified by inspecting the payload portion of a message being communicated, comparing the characteristics of the payload portion with stored data indicating characteristics of other messages, and identifying a security condition based on... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325037 | Method and system for client-based adaptive networking system A method for controlling the transmission of data between a client computer system and the internet network wherein the client computer system intelligently matches the demand and supply of the available bandwidth based on client/user preferences and network prefere... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321367 | Arrangement and method for spatial visualization An apparatus for image data computation and for synchronous data output. An arrangement for producing and reproducing two partial light images which together can be perceived as a light image having a three-dimensional effect. A method of synchronous reproduction of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321568 | Realtime management of processing resources The invention presents a software agent that optimizes processing resources for multiple instances of a software module that are executing simultaneously. The agent allocates and distributes processing resources, such as MIPS (millions of instruction cycles per seco... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321917 | Customizing a client application using an options page stored on a server computer A method and apparatus for displaying an options page for client application in a network environment. Instead of hard coding the options page within the client application, the options page is stored on a server computer and may be updated dynamically without modif... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321969 | Secure instant messaging system using instant messaging group policy certificates A method and apparatus for facilitating instant messaging utilizes a secure instant message group policy certificate issued by an instant messaging public key infrastructure policy certificate issuing unit. The secure instant messaging group policy certificate is re... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321437 | E-mail to job retention The present invention relates to a system and method for transmitting and storing print jobs sent via e-mail. A first embodiment entails sending a document to be printed as an e-mail attachment to an e-mail enabled printer. The printer extracts the document from the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320083 | Apparatus and method for storage controller to deterministically kill one of redundant servers integrated within the storage controller chassis An apparatus and method for deterministically killing one of redundant servers on a common network is disclosed. The apparatus includes a chassis that encloses the servers and a storage controller, status indicators generated by the servers to the storage controller... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7320010 | Controlling updates of electronic files In controlling electronic file updates, an upgrade system identifies host device models that include an original electronic file upon receipt of a new file, when the new file is an updated version of the original file. Using the identified model list, the upgrade sy... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7320021 | Authenticating electronic communications A method includes generating an authenticity indicator for an electronic communication based on a comparison of domain name data and purported sender data associated with the electronic communication, the authenticity indicator indicating a likelihood that the elect... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318056 | System and method for performing click stream analysis A system and method for performing click stream analysis is described. In one implementation, a Web log is processed to reconstruct a visit made by a user to a Web site. The Web log contains records representing actions performed by the user during the visit includi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317908 | Transferring voice mail messages in text format In different embodiments, the invention contemplates a device, system, and method of transferring a voice mail message in text format on a per use basis. The inventive method includes receiving a voice mail message directed to a telephone number, correlating the tel... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315861 | Text mining system for web-based business intelligence A text mining system for collecting business intelligence about a client, as well as for identifying prospective customers of the client, for use in a lead generation system accessible by the client via the Internet. The text mining system has various components, in... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315836 | Method for obtaining and allocating investment income based on the capitalization of intellectual property The present invention relates to methods of valuing intellectual property assets and methods of securitizing such assets. The present invention provides a means whereby holders or owners of proprietary intellectual property may readily determine the value to the bus... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315882 | Method, system, and storage medium for providing automated execution of pre-defined events Embodiments relate to a method, system, and storage medium for providing automated execution of pre-defined events over a network. The method includes receiving a profile for a requestor of an event to be executed. The profile includes a personal identifier for asso... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313617 | Methods and systems for a communications and information resource manager Methods and systems for managing the communications and information resources of a user. A manager interfaces with communications systems such as a telecommunications and/or data network. The manager allows a user to participate in, keep track of, log, monitor, and ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313385 | E-mail distribution control method and mail server When gateway server 30 receives an email, which is addressed to mobile station 10, gateway server 30 transmits an email arrival notice to mobile station 10. When gateway server 30 receives an acknowledgement response (referred to a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310629 | Method and apparatus for controlling file sharing of multimedia files over a fluid, de-centralized network Communication is established between a first client and a central index server in a fluid, de-centralized network. The central index server searches the memory of the first client for usable data files which lack authentication certificates issued by the central ind... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310816 | System and method for email screening A system and method for e-mail screening to prevent the spread of viruses and to compensate users for viewing unsolicited e-mails. Users have all incoming e-mails redirected to a e-mail screening site. When the user registers with the server of the present invention... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310532 | Method of automatically updating presence information A method, apparatus, and signal-bearing media for determining a presence rule for a mobile device and updating presence information for the mobile device when the presence rule is met. The presence rule may have a condition and a corresponding state. When the condit... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310612 | Personalized selection and display of user-supplied content to enhance browsing of electronic catalogs An electronic catalog system provides an interface for users to author and post pieces of content, referred to as “blurbs,” for viewing by other users. The blurbs submitted by a particular author are made available for viewing in an author-specific blog (web log... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308478 | Communication terminal, server unit, mail incoming notification method and system, and mail sending and receiving method An attempt is made to make an incoming notification for a reply to sending mail, an incoming notification related to the sending mail, and an incoming notification from an Internet service provider to a user. Accordingly, when the mail is sent from a communication t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305615 | Methods and apparatus for accelerating data parsing According to the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided for improving the efficiency of data parsing. Data parsing can be applied to a variety of different types of data in various computer systems and appliances. Some of the methods and apparatus pro... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305679 | Portal using model view controller A portal application implemented on a multipurpose computer provides access from a client to a multimedia service. The portal application comprises a plurality of services respectively structured according to a model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern and r... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305445 | Indirect disposable email addressing Methods, systems, and computer program products for reducing unsolicited electronic messages by using immutable email identities in place of traditional email addresses. Over any of various protocols, an address generation server receives an electronic message reque... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305401 | Method and apparatus for performing a research task by interchangeably utilizing a multitude of search methodologies A method of and apparatus for performing a research task within a searchable database by interchangeably utilizing a multitude of search methodologies including keyword search, hierarchical search, and dichotomous key search. A search criteria is correlated to a sea... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305432 | Privacy preferences roaming and enforcement The invention comprises a system and method for management of Web users' privacy preferences. In the distributed system, a Web user has a single set of privacy preferences. The single set of privacy preferences and any of its modifications are propagated among Web b... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305447 | System and method for granting deposit-contingent e-mailing rights An Email guarantee deposit method, system, and program product, with the method comprising in one embodiment, the steps of: receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email; receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305448 | Information-presenting apparatus, information-presenting method, information-processing apparatus, information-processing method and program-storing medium Disclosed is an information-presenting apparatus includes a first holding means for holding a first information transmission destination and a second information transmission destination; a second holding means for holding a criterion for selecting either the first ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305400 | Method and apparatus for performing a research task by interchangeably utilizing a multitude of search methodologies A method of and apparatus for performing a research task interchangeably utilizes a multitude of search methodologies including keyword search, hierarchical search, dichotomous key search, and parametric search. A search criteria is correlated to a searchable databa... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304952 | Protocol-mapping network access device with user-provisionable wide area network flow control In a technique for performing flow control in a wide-area network, a user-specified flow control message such as a Pause message is provisioned at a first node, and a user-specified flow control message filter is provisioned at a second node coupled to the first nod... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305011 | Periodic broadcast and location of evolving media content with application to seminar and stroke media Techniques are provided for broadcasting history or coarse representations or both of stroke media and other media. Levels are created for media, and the levels are periodically broadcast. The levels segment the media and allow the media to be examined with details ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305449 | Web-based imaging service providing reservation In a web-based imaging environment, a user accesses a destination service representing a production device, which retrieves user's imaging data and configures available processing job options. The user selects production options, after which the destination service ... | 12/04/2007 |
