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| 7451108 | Method and system for measuring trade management performance Management of financial transactions involves defining the process as a series information transfers needed by parties to settle the transaction. A system measure the performance of participants in the management process, tracks information transferred between the p... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7437226 | Method of constructing artificial mark for autonomous driving, apparatus and method of determining position of intelligent system using artificial mark and intelligent system employing the same A method for constructing an artificial mark for autonomous driving of an intelligent system, an apparatus and method for determining the location of an intelligent system using the artificial mark, and an intelligent system employing the same. The apparatus and met... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433839 | Total return asset contracts and associated processing systems A novel vehicle investment that greatly simplifies ownership and implementation of futures so that the pricing, trading, and risk management characteristics of futures investment are more broadly accessible by investors. Trading and account processing is implemented... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421056 | Fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor A spacer for a fuel element of a boiling water reactor contains cells that are formed by inner partitions, which are disposed in a crisscross manner, and by outer partitions, which surround the inner partitions in a frame-like manner. A guiding device is placed on t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418322 | Exhaust temperature sensor malfunction detection apparatus In an exhaust cleaning system including a DPF in exhaust passages, a pair of temperature sensors is disposed upstream and downstream the filter to detect upstream and downstream exhaust temperatures. An electronic control unit estimates a downstream exhaust temperat... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415436 | System and method for pricing and allocation of commodities or securities The present invention provides an economical, high performance, adaptable system and method (designated “the OpenBook system”) for conducting an auction of debt securities to institutional and individual investors on the Web. In the OpenBook system auction: (1) ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7403921 | System and method for calculating and displaying volume to identify buying and selling in an electronic trading environment A system and method are provided for calculating and displaying volume to identify aggressive buying or selling activity. In a preferred embodiment, market information such as the inside market, last traded price, and last traded quantity is received from the electr... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389268 | Trading tools for electronic trading Tools for trading and monitoring a commodity on an electronic exchange using a graphical user interface and a user input device. The tools will aid the trader in determining the status, trends in the market, and the trader's position in the market. Included is a sys... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7260544 | System and methods for evaluating the appearance of a gemstone Of the “four C's,” cut has historically been the most complex to understand and assess. This application presents a three-dimensional mathematical model to study the interaction of light with a fully faceted, colorless, symmetrical round-brilliant-cut diamond. W... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7197357 | Wireless ECG system A cardiac monitoring system and, more particularly, a wireless electrocardiograph (ECG) system. The present invention detects electrical signals from a patient's heart and transmits the signals digitally to a remote base station via telemetry. The base station conve... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7149722 | Retail transactions involving distributed and super-distributed digital content in a digital rights management (DRM) system To distribute digital content from a retailer to a customer, the content as issued by a content provider is retrieved. The as issued content has license acquisition information for acquiring a corresponding license attached thereto, where the license acquisition inf... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7113918 | Method for video enabled electronic commerce A method is provided for conducting commerce over a network via vision-enabled content. First, content is encoded to convert it into vision-enabled content. Payment is received for vision-enabling the content. Also, a program to decode the vision-enabled content is ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110959 | Processing and management of transaction timing characteristics A transaction management and processing approach involves using timing-related aspects of transaction events to manage and process transaction-type information. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a transaction management approach involves u... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099847 | Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for construction and maintaining a calendaring interface The present invention comprises apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for providing, accessing and editing content intended for publication or dissemination. A client-server architecture is provided in the preferred embodiments which provides User Types (In... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092909 | Information processing apparatus and method, and distribution medium An information processing apparatus utilizing encrypted information corresponding to content of purchased right, includes a memory for storing the encrypted information, usage control policy indicating content of purchased right and price tag for specifying price co... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085742 | Authenticating software licenses A method and an apparatus for using an encrypted unique digital signature (“engraved signature”) as a uniquely definable signature to control the use or execution of software in a computer system. The computer system has a Network Interface Card (“NIC”) with... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080049 | Method and system for processing a transaction A method of, and system for, processing payment for a transaction is provided. The method includes providing a user with an option to select payment for the transaction from an account associated with a communication line via which an electronic terminal is connecte... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076464 | Apparatus, and associated method, for distributing revenue generated pursuant to distribution of content Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating distribution of revenue generated pursuant to distribution of content, such as recorded music files or other entertainment files, to content consumers. Identification is made by an identifier of includable distri... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072865 | Broadcast receiving method and apparatus and information distributing method and apparatus A broadcast receiving method comprises storing first control information in a storage device, the first control information containing information unique to a receiver and required for the receiver to select broadcasted and encrypted contents information, and receiv... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072720 | Devices and methods for vagus nerve stimulation The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for electrically inducing and pharmacologically maintaining cardiac asystole. The present invention combines electrostimulation of the vagus nerve to transiently arrest the heart, and the administration of a pha... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065502 | Media and method of updating commodity catalog information A medium, which is accessed by a reproducing/recording apparatus, having a read-only area in which commodity catalog information provided by a vendor is written and where only a read operation is allowed, and a writeable area in which predetermined commodity catalog... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062327 | Method and apparatus for providing atrial autocapture in a dynamic atrial overdrive pacing system for use in an implantable cardiac stimulation device Techniques for providing capture verification during overdrive pacing are described. If an overdrive pacing pulse fails to evoke capture (i.e. a loss of capture occurs), a high voltage backup pulse is automatically delivered. Once a second loss of capture occurs dur... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7062468 | Licensed digital material distribution system and method A system and method distribute licenses for copyrighted material separate from the copyrighted material itself. A producer or “vendor” of copyrighted material registers the material with a License Provider. The License Provider returns an encryption code for the... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7062447 | Imputed variable generator Disclosed are methods, media and systems for generating imputing econometric variables from raw econometric data. A method for generating cleansed initial dataset from corrected raw econometric data comprises inputting raw econometric data, formatting and classifyin... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058611 | Method and system for conducting secure electronic commerce transactions with authorization request data loop-back In accordance with the present invention, when an appropriate transaction message is received by a payment gateway, instead of requesting an authorization of the transaction through the payment network, the payment gateway instead sends an authorization response bac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058582 | Method for performing programming by plain text requests A method of making programming changes using plain text requests. A requestor can request a programming change in plain text and the software program converts the plain text to programming code. The method includes steps of: (1) receiving a plain text request for a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058581 | System and method of distributing and returning products The present invention comprises a product distribution and return system which includes a return mailer dispensed with a product from a vending machine. The product is returnable in the return mailer to a return center in another location. In another embodiment, a m... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7050988 | Method and apparatus for recommending selections based on preferences in a multi-user system A system for determining selections that a user is likely to be interested in. The determination is made based on the user's prior indicated preferences. The user designates his or her preferred selections as entries in a user's preference list. Entries in the user'... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7051003 | Method and apparatus for delivering electronic data through a proxy server An electronic parcel delivery system for delivering digital information between computer systems over a network is described. The parcel delivery system includes a server system interposed between a sending system and a receiving system. The server system stores dig... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047216 | Customer interface unit The invention relates to a system which allows information to be transmitted from one or a number of utility providers to one of a number of customers, and vice versa. The information is received and accessible at the customer's premises via a display screen and use... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043456 | Mobile electronic transaction personal proxy A method for obtaining a digital signature is disclosed. Upon receipt of request for a digital signature within a customer computer, a Mobile electronic transaction proxy within the customer PC notifies a web browser of the request for the digital signature and assi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039612 | Intranet platform system An intranet platform system that automatically configures and provides access to virtual intranet networks using intranet access cards. The intranet platform system comprises a processing system coupled to an interface system. The processing system is configured to ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7024397 | Method and apparatus for negotiating a real estate lease using a computer network The invention provides a system and method that facilitates a structured lease negotiation between two parties to a real estate transaction, and subsequent steps to occupy the leased premises and evaluate the transaction process. A series of predefined milestone neg... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7003501 | Method for preventing fraudulent use of credit cards and credit card information, and for preventing unauthorized access to restricted physical and virtual sites A method and a system for enabling secure authentication of a user in a computerized card access transaction. A card, identified by an identification number is issued to the user, containing software for generating a surrogate number referred to as a Cybercoupon for... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003493 | Direct payment with token According to the invention, a method for transferring funds from a sender to one or more recipients using a wide-area computer network is disclosed. In one step, transfer information is received from the sender with the wide area computer network to transfer credit ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993494 | Resource price management incorporating indirect value A method and system of managing value from a resource such as hotel rooms by taking into account indirect value, such as gaming value, in determining recommended bid prices. Observed and/or estimated indirect value for customers is obtained. Recommended bid prices f... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990465 | Establishment of preferred business partners using a vendor certification program A curriculum, based in subject matter expertise possessed by an entity, is provided to vendors in the form of a vendor certification program via a communication network. In exchange for a fee, vendors partake of the curriculum and, upon completion of at least a port... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6990378 | Abrasion-resistant implantable medical lead and a method of fabricating such a lead An implantable medical lead comprises an insulating lead body housing having an outer surface. A thin, flexible membrane surrounds the insulating housing, the membrane having an inner surface confronting the outer surface of the housing. A lubricious interface betwe... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988079 | System and method for amalgamating multiple shipping companies using reusable containers and wide area networks A system and method for delivering packages using a vehicle such as a truck. The packages contain RFIDs that can be electronically queried when the truck is at a destination. A computer communicates to the driver which packages are to be provided at the destination,... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6980972 | Method and system for controlling and auditing content/service systems An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the n... | 12/27/2005 |
