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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6556894 | System for restricting use of a measuring apparatus A host computer is used to enter into a measuring apparatus to be leased, a contracted term of lease and the date when the lease starts, and/or a contracted number of times the measuring apparatus can be used, and the warning time when a warning message s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6393407 | Tracking user micro-interactions with web page advertising In connection with display of advertising within Web pages, an applet is downloaded to the user's Web browser to track the user's interactions with the Web page. Tracked user interactions include mouse cursor position, time displayed on page, time of mous... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6370510 | Employment recruiting system and method using a computer network for posting job openings and which provides for automatic periodic searching of the posted job openings A method and apparatus for providing an interactive computer-driven employment recruiting service. The method and apparatus enables an employer to advertise available positions on the Internet, directly receive resumes from prospective candidates, and eff... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6363351 | Subscriber registration and access control system and related methods A system grants authorized subscribers access to selected ones of entertainment events at various entertainment venues. The system preferably comprises a central processing station and plurality of access point controllers. The central processing station ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6353812 | Computer-based method and system for aiding transactions A method for aiding transactions by providing warranties against various aspects of a transaction which may be hard to assure ahead of time or when high risk is involved in relying on them. The method employs an infrastructure of a computer and communicat... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6349287 | Work-flow support system A work-flow support having: a processing wait task storage unit that temporarily stores a task execution request and a rule interpretation execution unit executes a task corresponding to the execution request stored in the rule interpretation execution un... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6341267 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for matching individuals with behavioral requirements and for managing providers of services to evaluate or increase individuals' behavioral capabilities The invention comprises of a structural algorithm, processes, apparatuses and systems for evaluating, matching and fostering individuals' behavioral capabilities to the requirements for successful human performance in any role and situation. The invention... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6336100 | Online shopping system An online shopping system has a server, at least one virtual store provided on the server and a plurality of pieces of customers terminal equipment electrically connected to the server. Each customer's order for at least one commodity being sold by the vi... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6317728 | Securities and commodities trading system In accordance with the invention there is provided a securities trading system based on the principles of artificial intelligence. It includes a data acquisition system having an input communicating with a securities exchange for receiving securities buy/... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6314405 | Medical log apparatus and method An electronic, hand-held, easy-to-use, icon driven medical log that can be easily used by the elderly, children, the sick, the incapacitated and those with minimal computer skills. The medical log includes a first set of icons each representative of a dif... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6304850 | Computer-implemented system and method for booking airline travel itineraries A method and apparatus for purchasing an airline ticket, includes entering into a computer information describing a flight desired by a consumer, including a target price, and performing a search on an airline reservation system database for flights corre... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6272528 | Computer method for delivery of financial services A computer system is provided for delivery of financial services, such as banking, general insurance, life assurance, pensions and investments, loans and mortgages, and financial planning and advisory services. The system comprises a number of user comput... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6269341 | Method and system for printing individualized calendars A method and system for making an individualized calendar which includes personalized information. The personalized information includes a special event date with its description for an individual for whom the calendar is to be made. The personalized info... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6256613 | Medical consultation management system A medical consultation support system in which a client computer is employed transfer a structured request for consultation from a primary care physician to a supervisory host computer. The structured request may be accompanied by additional information r... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6249767 | Portable information terminal surrounding formulation of an optimum plan A portable information terminal including a self-positioning measuring device is provided to make reservations and obtain status information of available services from a plurality of reservation centers and a plurality of status information providers, via... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6208974 | Method and system for managing wellness plans for a medical care practice Wellness plan administration software provides a user interface to enable users to learn about and select a wellness plan. The software tracks wellness plan service items for patients and dynamically estimates discounts for service items offered to patien... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6202053 | Method and apparatus for generating segmentation scorecards for evaluating credit risk of bank card applicants The present invention is a method and apparatus that uses a plurality of predetermined segments to group credit applicants to evaluate each applicant's credit risk. The segments are based on at least one of reported trades, reported delinquency, bank card... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6144943 | Method of managing contract housekeeping services The invention provides a method and apparatus including a computer system for managing contract housekeeping services so as to improve the quality and value of the housekeeping services received. The method invention comprises a series of actions in order... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138104 | Product development system and method using integrated process and data management A system, and related method, for managing the development of a project includes a memory device and at least one category definition stored in the memory device. Each category definition is representative of a discrete work deliverable required to comple... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6128603 | Consumer-based system and method for managing and paying electronic billing statements A consumer-based bill management and payment system is configured to receive, analyze, manage and pay electronic billing statements received from the biller over the Internet. The system includes a notification manager that detects when the electronic bil... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6115691 | Computer based process for strategy evaluation and optimization based on customer desired outcomes and predictive metrics A computer program product for use with a computer system for providing a process for strategy evaluation and optimization, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium of instructions for directing a computer to evaluate data for op... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6085165 | Process and system for outcome based mass customization A system and process for configuration and optimization of an electronic device is provided wherein a user is presented with, and prioritizes, device specific desired outcomes, whereafter a computer subroutine prioritizes the desired outcomes and correspo... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6081792 | ATM and POS terminal and method of use thereof A method of providing money, goods, services or the like to an account-holder based on an account when the daily ATM limit set by a bank has been met, or when a debit or credit card PIN cannot be remembered. The process will enable one to access cash and ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6073106 | Method of managing and controlling access to personal information Via Internet communications or via phone/fax/mail, a participant is prompted to provide a constant identifier and a selected password. Emergency and confidential categories of medical information are identified, and the participant is prompted to provide ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6073112 | Computer system for merchant communication to customers A computer system provides automated merchant-to-customer communication. Each merchant customer is grouped into an initial grouping or entry segment, based on merchant definition of allocation filters. Merchant-defined triggers subsequently resegment cust... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6058368 | Reliability growth tool A method of determining growth and return rates in equipment includes the step of producing commissioning records and failure records. The commissioning records and the failure records are arranged in sets of records, the sets being in chronological order... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056428 | Computer based system for imaging and analyzing an engineering object system and indicating values of specific design changes A software system includes an engineering analysis system (EAS) for analyzing an engineering object system and for recommending elimination of object system components. The EAS includes a functional model unit responsive to user entry for generating image... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6055514 | System for marketing foods and services utilizing computerized centraland remote facilities A system for shopping for goods and services includes central communications facilities and remote communications facilities connected by communications links and permitting data communications between them. Central communications facilities offer goods a... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6049777 | Computer-implemented collaborative filtering based method for recommending an item to a user An object for providing isolated, hierarchical data storage can be used in a method for recommending an item to one of a plurality of users. The data object abstracts an associated physical memory element and provides an interface for storing data and ret... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6049781 | Relocation tracking system and method A relocation tracking system (10) and method are provided. The relocation tracking system (10) includes a mass storage device for storing a relocation database (22) and a processor (40). Relocation database (22) includes a transferee table (44) and a ship... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6049786 | Electronic bill presentment and payment system which deters cheating by employing hashes and digital signatures An electronic bill presentment and payment system includes multiple biller computers, a bill presentment computer, and multiple customer computers. Each biller computer stores complete bills for the customer of a corresponding biller, and the bill present... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047267 | Method and apparatus for tracking multiple payment resources and charging transactions to payment resources in on line transaction processing system Disclosed is a container object that allows a user to define new payment resources without requiring the user to redesign a relational database system used for persistent storage of transaction information. An object server maps data that is represented i... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6038545 | Systems, methods and computer program products for generating digital multimedia store displays and menu boards Digital multimedia presentations are assembled at a central location for stores. Start and end times are assigned. The digital multimedia presentations and the assigned start and end times are transmitted to and received at the stores. The received presen... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6032184 | Integrated interface for Web based customer care and trouble management A system and method for opening and tracking trouble tickets over the public Internet. A customer service management system provides information included within a customer profile record to a Web enabled infrastructure which is accessible by a remote cust... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6029144 | Compliance-to-policy detection method and system According to the present invention, a system and method for checking expense entries for compliance with policy rules and detecting the possibility of fraud is provided. The preferred embodiment includes a policy checker comprising a knowledge based syste... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026371 | Method and apparatus for allowing online directory producers to preview advertisement in online directory listings A method and system for permitting businesses and organizations to preview their customized Web-based advertisement in an Online directory listing. The method consists of: linking at least one database server to at least one Web server. The database serve... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6021400 | Multi-stage transaction executed from multiple ATMs A system of ATMs wherein a customer can execute a complex transaction in stages, at different times, and perhaps at different ATMs. Considering a loan application as an example, a customer can supply part of the information required by the loan applicatio... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6021394 | Sales management method in automatic vending machine The sales management method for automatic vending machines of the present invention lightens the processing burden of each automatic vending machine for sales estimates. Information required for sales estimates are transmitted from the automatic vending m... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6018719 | Electronic registration system for product transactions An electronic registration system which facilitates authorized product returns and reduces the incidence of improper returns. A retailer sales associate is prompted to enter individual product identification information such as an individual serial number... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6014646 | Process for making a payment using an account manager The present invention relates to a process for making a payment using an account manager or kiosk, the process guaranteeing the payment of the supplier and the anonymity of the customer. A customer (U) withdraws from his bank (B) a sum in the form of "bli... | 01/11/2000 |
