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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5712985 | System and method for estimating business demand based on business influences A demand forecasting and production scheduling system and method creates production schedules for various business items describing a forecasted demand for the business items in a number of future time intervals. The system includes a computer managed dat... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5692206 | Method and apparatus for automating the generation of a legal document The contract generation system of the present invention automates the generation of various legal documents related to a negotiated agreement. The contract generation system provides various standard documents that can be customized for each deal. The con... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689648 | Method and apparatus for publication of information A system and devices for publication of newspapers and the like. The system uses an electronic memory/display unit (24) which preserves the convenience of printed material, but which has the advantages of a computer display. The system utilizes a cable te... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5682539 | Anticipated meaning natural language interface An anticipated meaning natural language interface system for computer applications. A knowledge engineer anticipates the general meaning of each sentence that a user is likely to enter and builds a structure of general meaning nodes. For each node, the kn... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680305 | System and method for evaluating real estate Systems and methods of the invention provide objective evaluations of a business entity's real estate situation and condition for use by customers including (but not limited to) the business entity. Information is processed to determine indicators of amou... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5678051 | Translating apparatus with special display mode for supplemented words The translator of the present invention includes the following units. A unit for analyzing semantic structure of a received source language sentence through a morphological and syntactic analyses, a unit for transforming the semantic structure of the sour... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5671361 | Priority rule search technique for resource constrained project scheduling A Priority Rule Search Technique (PRST) heuristic computer controlled algorithm is disclosed that schedules single project, single resource and multiple project, multiple resource constrained project scheduling problems. Primary areas of utility include c... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5664206 | Method and apparatus for automating the localization of a computer program The present invention provides a system and process which has the advantages of shortening the time and cost required to create a new localized version of a software product by automating much of the language translation process; by providing tools to aut... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5655089 | Method for the consolidation summarization and transmission of a plurality of mailable materials Analysis has revealed that there is an undue proliferation of first-class mail being sent each month in the nature of bills, statements and similar such documents. Analysis has also revealed that this produces an unnecessary expense for postage and proces... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5649115 | Tracking method and apparatus A tracking method and apparatus for use with a computer including a processor for executing code, input/output devices for providing data, memory for storing account data and a display. In operation, a plurality of transaction images are displayed on the ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5644721 | Multiple currency travel reservation information management system and method Methods and system for effecting the consolidation of travel reservation information including bookings and ticketing using different currencies is disclosed. Specifically, a method is disclosed in which travel reservation information is generated in a co... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5644726 | Method and system implementing a mortgage partnership A process of and method for financing purchase of real property by mortgagors through a combination of mortgagee debt principal and partial mortgagee equity interest in the purchased property by a system which both calculates multiple mortgagor financial ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642518 | Keyword assigning method and system therefor A keyword assigning system divides text data into words, stores results of the division in a table, detects numbers of occurrence times of words in each text data, registers them in a table, and obtains word occurrence frequencies in domains on the basis ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5631828 | Method and system for processing federally insured annuity and life insurance investments The method and computer-based system for electronically processing transactional data and monitoring annuity or life insurance funds includes identifying and storing fund data, customer data, beneficiary data, and banking institution data. In one embodime... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5623403 | System for proactively and periodically identifying noncompliance with motor vehicle registration laws A computer-implemented system for proactively and continuously monitoring the compliance of property transaction agents with government registration laws and regulations includes methods and apparatus for receiving on a periodic basis at a central monitor... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5615110 | Security system for non-cash transactions When a non-cash transaction occurs, the corresponding computer account writing system will be in operation. The computer account writing system outputs information signals which include the transaction (non-cash instant payment) information and the privat... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5482048 | System and method for measuring and quantitating facial movements A system and method for measuring and quantitating facial movements useful in detecting, characterizing and treating facial paralysis or abnormal facial movements. A preferred embodiment of the system comprises a plurality of markers applied to a pluralit... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5475587 | Method and apparatus for efficient morphological text analysis using a high-level language for compact specification of inflectional paradigms A language syntax defines statement forms for statements that describe the inflectional morphology of the natural language. A set of language statements that follow a language syntax to describe the inflectional morphology of the natural language is accep... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5426582 | Display and gradation correction curve setting method for operation thereof A method of operating a display including providing a display; acquiring an image of a structure by measuring, for each of a plurality of elements, a magnitude representing an element of the structure; providing a plurality of contrast setting control but... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5424938 | Method and apparatus for providing access to a plurality of payment networks An interface system for providing access to a plurality of payment networks is provided that displays to a user a single transaction entry screen capable of initiating a monetary payment transaction over any of a number of differing payment networks. The ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5418718 | Method for providing linguistic functions of English text in a mixed document of single-byte characters and double-byte characters In a single-byte character set English text mixed with a double-byte character set Japanese text, both an English spelling aid and a Japanese spelling aid can be provided and each respective spelling aid will be invoked depending upon whether the SBCS cha... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5412561 | Method of analysis of serial visual fields A method of analyzing serial automated visual field data calculates a total field vector of the threshold sensitivity of points in a visual field and compares the total field vector with a calculated normal field vector for a given patient. The vector ang... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5410473 | Method and apparatus for recording electrocardiogram information A method and apparatus for recording electrocardiogram information, in which ST deviation can readily be visualized and ischemia can be diagnosed with ease at the same time. Compressed recorded waveforms of electrocardiogram waveforms are partitioned and ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5392212 | Apparatus for identifying unknown words by comparison to known words An apparatus for correlating an unknown word with a plurality of dictionary ords includes a first memory area storing data corresponding to the unknown word and a plurality of second memory areas respectively storing data corresponding to the plurality of ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5392211 | Image processing apparatus A frame image signal which is output cyclically is converted to a digital signal and input to a first multiplier in a digital filter. The first multiplier multiplies a digital image signal Yi of each frame by (1-a), and supplies the product (1-... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5384703 | Method and apparatus for summarizing documents according to theme A summary is automatically formed by selecting regions of a document. Each selected region includes at least two members of a seed list. The seed list is formed from a predetermined number of the most frequently occurring complex expressions in the docume... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5379214 | Method for reading the concentration of a medically significant component of a biological fluid from a test strip A method of communicating with one or more microcomputer (200) controlled instruments (10) for determining the concentration of a medically significant component of a body fluid. Each instrument (10) includes a port (220) through which instructions and da... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377102 | Apparatus for preparing map data with regional properties The line-data generating unit of this apparatus automatically reads a map image through an image scanner, generates a digital-image signal in a pattern-recognition module, prepares line data in a line-data image processing unit, and stores the line data i... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5377105 | Enhanced vertical resolution processing of dual-spaced neutron and density tools A method of deconvolving the far-spaced detector response of a dual-spaced neutron logging tool, coupled with dynamic matching of the near-spaced detector response, improves the vertical resolution of the tool's formation porosity measurements. Near/far r... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5371675 | Spreadsheet program which implements alternative range references A computer programmed to represent a spreadsheet that can be displayed to a user, the spreadsheet including an array of cells for storing user entered data, the programmed computer including programmed logic for designating a group of one or more cells wi... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5365427 | Method and apparatus for indicating the optimal shot path of a basketball A system for evaluating the pre-existing free throw ability of the player, evaluating the players shot path, then defining the optimal path of the thrown ball from the point of release of the player to the rim of the target goal, and providing a target ar... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5359508 | Data collection and retrieval system for registering charges and royalties to users Self-organizing data-base that charges users who find data in it and pays users who supply the data found. Has a built in feedback mechanism, called the Pay-off Meter (POM), that tells users what data needs supplying based on the number of request for tha... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5357426 | Programmable apparatus for storing displaying and serving food and drink A party production apparatus allows a party program to be stored in advance and automatically serves various dishes in accordance with the progress of the party to produce the party successfully. The party production apparatus comprises a kitchen counter,... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5353218 | Focused coupon system A merchandising system for generating and redeeming product discount coupons prints coupons for a selected consumer from a group of consumers by selecting particular coupons from a group of coupons to provide to the selected consumer and printing the coup... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5345381 | Spiral scan computer tomography apparatus A computer tomography apparatus undertakes a three-dimensional scanning of the examination subject with relative motion between the rotating measurement unit and the patient, the relative motion ensuing in the longitudinal direction of the patient support... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5325295 | Adaptation of microtiter plate technology to measurement of platelet aggregation A rapid method for the simultaneous measurement of aggregation or agglutination in plurality of microtest wells or other sample-holding vessels comprises providing a plurality of light beams having discrete focal points adapted to be focused on the conten... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5323310 | Analyzing textual documents Two text documents, one of which is a (possibly erroneous) translation of the other are stored in the memory of a text processing system. The distributions and forms of words within the documents are compared and by a statistical process it is determined ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5323313 | Design and implementation of drafting possible permutations of a set of text This invention is a novel document preparation system in which a user is capable of viewing various permutations of a predefined portion of text. With this invention the display of variations in text is performed automatically. This provides a technique b... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5321618 | Apparatus and method for remotely monitoring implanted cardioverter defibrillators An apparatus for remotely monitoring the performance of an implanted cardioverter defibrillator includes a remote apparatus adapted which receives commands from and transmits data to a central monitoring facility over telephone communication channels. The... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5319550 | High resolution digital image registration The center of a reference mark is located by decreasing the range of pixel values defining an image defect. The pixel values defining the digital image are then enhanced to amplify the pixel values representing the reference mark and decrease the pixel va... | 06/07/1994 |
