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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7375842 | Variable data printing using variants A method and apparatus for preparing a Variable Data Print job for printing, having a plurality of documents that are to be printed wherein, each of the documents are defined by variant elements related to content, layout and product intent. Groups are created and d... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373322 | Two-way wireless communication system for financial industry transactions A method for providing assured communication in a two-way wireless financial exchange data communication system. An instruction signal for wireless transmission between a first device and a second device includes an assigned sequence number and an adjustable hierarc... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373595 | System and method for validating an XML document and reporting schema violations A system and method for validating an extensible markup language (XML) document and reporting schema violations in real time. A parallel tree is maintained that includes nodes corresponding to non-native XML elements of the XML document. When changes occur to the XM... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373373 | Systems and methods for host/client communications A method for determining the contents of a host response to a client query by detecting patterns expected in the data displayed in the host response, and outputting the data in the format of the detected pattern to the client. The pattern may be expressed using exte... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366977 | Method and systems of automated client-server data validation The present invention provides a way to validate data entry at both the client and the server with minimal engineering effort. The system allows the specification of data validation rules for a form on a server. The system provides a version of the rules with the fo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363248 | Pre-filling order forms for transactions over a communications network Communications between participants over a communications link are proxied by an intermediary, such as an Integrated Order Mechanism (IOM). Participants interact with each other through the IOM. The IOM may be transparent to the participants such that they are not a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358965 | Tapping to create writing The present invention provides a method and system for tapping to create document structure, such as writing. A tapping gesture received from the user is interpreted by a writing application to indicate that the user is about to write in a certain location on the pa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356768 | Using document templates to assemble a collection of documents Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, to assemble a collection of documents according to a document list. The document list represents documents to be included in the collection, and includes multiple entries that identify document templates. E... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353460 | Web site navigation under a hierarchical menu structure A method, system, and computer display device that uses a hierarchical menu structure to enable a user navigate through a linked web-page system. A computer code and a display screen of the computer display device enables the user to navigate through the linked web-... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353073 | Method for managing appliances A method for maintaining and/or repairing an appliance is provided. The appliance includes collecting data from the appliance, wherein a flash device collects information from the appliance; launching an application from the flash device after the flash device inter... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350071 | Encrypted and non-encrypted communication of message data A first datum of a message is communicated from a first computing device to a second computing device with encryption of the first datum. A second datum of the message is communicated from the first computing device to the second computing device without encryption ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7350139 | System and method for utilizing a drag and drop technique to complete electronic forms A system and method for utilizing a drag and drop technique to complete electronic forms are provided. A document browser computer (30) accesses one or more electronic forms provided by a document server (32) via an active Internet browser application ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349947 | System and method for managing, manipulating, and analyzing data and devices over a distributed network A system and method for managing, manipulating, and analyzing data over a distributed network, such as the Internet is generally applicable to any field which could benefit from a centralized system for gathering, storing and analyzing data from multiple remote data... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343348 | System for performing real-estate transactions over a computer network using participant templates A system for facilitating electronic transactions among participants to a transaction is afforded that comprises a server having a software application stored thereon, one or more databases associated with the server for storing transactional data and documents rela... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343551 | Autocompleting form fields based on previously entered values Systems and techniques for autocompleting form fields based on observed values. In general, in one implementation, the techniques include observing values entered in form field objects, generating likelihood assessments for possible values to be entered in a current... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343053 | Transform table for ink sizing and compression Ink is stored in a data structure that includes a mapping of the ink's coordinates from one space to another. The responsibility of transforming the ink into desired coordinates occurs after the capture of the ink and at least based on the mapping in the data struct... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337218 | Secure server-based identification for simplified online transaction processing with palmtop computer A secure simplified transaction processing method and apparatus for a palmtop computer. Sensitive personal information is stored in a secure personal information database. A site map database contains information which maps the fields of the personal information dat... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333658 | Data verification using text messaging A method for computerized processing of paper forms includes receiving an electronic image of a paper form containing text information from a client having a telephone. The text information is extracted from the form using an optical character recognition (OCR) proc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7334184 | Method for online information sharing for completing electronic forms Methods are disclosed for gathering information from different sources to be used to automatically fill in online forms. The information is collected using a persona of an individual. A persona is created by filtering a larger set of raw data for that user so that o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330876 | Method and system of automating internet interactions A method and system of implementing recorded data for automating interactions which occur across the Internet includes storing data at a central Web server adapted for maintaining a database. Responsive to a program script requesting data, computer program code at t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7331016 | Method and system for generating a value enhanced derivative document from a patent document The invention describes system and method for generation a derivative document from a patent document, which provide value, enhanced representation of the document and facilitate comprehension of information contained in the patent document. A segment of the patent ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325190 | Interface system and method of building rules and constraints for a resource scheduling system The present invention is an interface system for interactively building rules and constraints. The interface system comprises of an output display configured to show a user a partial complete rule with a current rule fragment, such rule fragment comprising a blank s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325192 | Method of assembling content from content providers An automated document delivery service acquires content from content providers publishing on different schedules and using different URLs to define the path to their web sites. A rule based process of URL generation enables the use of a limited number of resource lo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324954 | System and method for organizational risk based on personnel planning factors A system and method for organizational risk based on personnel planning factors is provided. Each employee has an employee profile data area that is used to store planning data and actual data corresponding to the employee. Planning data includes risk analysis data,... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320104 | Text grid creation tools Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for controlling typesetting and layout editing (2a). Data being typeset or laid out are displayed on a display (3). A first menu (20) having a u... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315396 | Systems and methods for generating banner pages Disclosed are systems and methods for generating customized banner pages. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to creating a banner page document on a word processing application such that the document includes at least one token that is indicative of dy... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313757 | Method and system for cross-platform form creation and deployment The present invention is directed to systems and methods of creating and deploying electronic forms for collecting information from a user using a browser, where the browser may be one of a plurality of browser platforms. Characteristics of forms are entered by a hu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305612 | Systems and methods for automatic form segmentation for raster-based passive electronic documents Systems and methods for automatically extracting form information (document structure, elements, format, etc.) from electronic documents such as raster-based passive documents, and storing such form information in a file in accordance with a predetermined DTD (docum... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305411 | Methods, systems, and storage mediums for expanding the functionality of database applications Exemplary embodiments include methods, systems, and storage mediums for expanding the functionality of a database application via a computer system. The method includes importing an application development system for expanding the functionality of a database applica... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305491 | Techniques for handling time zone changes in personal information management software A computer implemented method of providing time-zone capability to existing personal information management (PIM) software that lacks time-zone capability, the method comprising: executing the existing PIM software; executing a time-zone application in parallel with... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305616 | Document builder for interactive dynamic documentation web site A method for building user customizable documents. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a selectable plurality of templates. In the present embodiment, the selected template is comprised of sections, sub-sections, and fields for inclusion in a pa... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302444 | System for designating grid-based database reports The present invention provides a system by which a user can define datasets and arrange those datasets into report sections. The reporting sections have a format that is user defined, and the report sections can be easily reused on different reports. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302463 | Sharing information across wireless content providers An improved mechanism for sharing information across a plurality of wireless content providers is disclosed. Users make requests for, and display, content through a mobile device. These requests for content are translated by a WAP gateway and sent to a web server to... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302634 | Schema-based services for identity-based data access A schema-based service for Internet access to per-user services data, wherein access to data is based on each user's identity. The service includes a schema that defines rules and a structure for each user's data, and also includes methods that provide access to the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296221 | System and method for remote, automatic reporting and verification of forms An originator accesses a client system to select a form, then enters data to be associated with a particular instance of the form. When the originator requests printing of the partially completed form, the print command is intercepted by a driver in the client syste... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296015 | Apparatus and method for identifying and/or for analyzing potential patent infringement An apparatus and method for identifying and/or analyzing potential patent infringement, including a processing device for processing the information regarding the patent, wherein the processing device identifies at least one independent claim of the patent, wherein ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296145 | Method of secure communication over a distributed network without using secure socket layer A system and method for conducting secure distributed network communications without using Secure Socket Layer. A frame having an embedded security applet is forwarded by the device to an external node on the network. The security applet prompts a user at the extern... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296297 | System and method for using web-based applications to validate data with validation functions Clients using standard software protocols may access stored validation functions in order to perform validation functions on data via a number of methods including Internet applications, a Java RMI server, a CORBA gateway server and graphical screen interphase appli... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293231 | Data entry for personal computing devices In one aspect of the invention, the user can rapidly enter and search for text through a combination of entering one or more characters (a partial text entry) on a digitally displayed keyboard with a pointing device and using a search list to display a list of selec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293074 | Performing server actions using template with field that can be completed without obtaining information from a user A server machine has a first user interface for interactively producing templates and a second user interface provided through a client machine, such as a wireless telephone, for performing server actions using templates. In response to signals received through the ... | 11/06/2007 |
