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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 |
| 7813993 | Method and apparatus for scheduling a resource A method includes generating a plurality of bid requests for processing a workpiece. Each bid request is associated with one of a plurality of resources capable of processing the workpiece. For each of the bid requests, a commitment window including a kernel specify... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7596803 | Method and system for generating access policies A method and system for generating security rules for implementation by a rule interpretation engine to define accessibility to one or more aspects of an Enterprise System is described. The method and system allow a security officer to graphically indicate an operat... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7512454 | Display unit with processor and communication controller A method and apparatus for scheduling appointments in a manufacturing process flow are disclosed. The method and apparatus include a number of aspects including appointments in which processing windows float within commitment windows; appointments in which the proce... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7127310 | Method and apparatus for determining cost functions using parameterized components A method for generating a cost function includes providing a resource for processing a workpiece. A plurality of cost function parameters is provided. A library of parameterized cost function components is acessed based on the plurality of cost function parameters t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7072731 | Starvation avoidance lot start agent (SALSA) A system and method are provided for monitoring work in process (“WIP”) in a manufacturing facility. The system and method utilize software objects to identify a bottleneck workstation and calculate a WIP value representing the amount of work approaching the bot... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069097 | Method and apparatus for reducing scheduling conflicts for a resource A method includes providing a schedule of engagements for a resource. Each engagement has a working window and an associated engagement density function. The engagement density functions of the scheduled engagements are combined to generate a committed capacity func... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054702 | Lot start agent that determines delta virtual WIP time for each bottleneck station in a multi-product and multi-bottleneck manufacturing environment A system and method are provided for calculating a plurality of bottleneck delta virtual work in process time (“VWIP”) values. Each of the bottleneck delta VWIP values represents the time until one of n bottleneck workstations begins to risk starvation. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043318 | Lot start agent that determines quantity and timing for lot starts An automated system is provided in a facility that manufactures m products, where m>0. The system comprises a software object that provides for calculation of one or more bottleneck delta virtual work in process time (“VWIP”) values. Each of the bottleneck delta... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7027885 | Determining batch start versus delay The invention is a technique by which a manufacturing process flow determines when to begin processing a batch of lots. The invention includes a method for determining whether to begin processing a batch in one aspect and a manufacturing process flow in a second asp... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6968248 | Agent reactive scheduling in an automated manufacturing environment A method and apparatus for scheduling in an automated manufacturing environment, comprising are disclosed. The method includes detecting an occurrence of a predetermined event in a process flow; notifying a software scheduling agent of the occurrence; and reactively... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6907305 | Agent reactive scheduling in an automated manufacturing environment A method and apparatus for scheduling in an automated manufacturing environment, comprising are disclosed. The method includes detecting an occurrence of a predetermined event in a process flow; notifying a software scheduling agent of the occurrence; and reactively... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904329 | Method and apparatus for generating a multi-dimensional cost function A method for generating a cost function for processing a candidate workpiece using a resource includes identifying processing requirements for the candidate workpiece. A first committed capacity of the resource is determined based on a schedule of engagements associ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6801819 | Method and apparatus for evaluating bids for scheduling a resource A method for scheduling a resource for processing a workpiece includes defining a commitment window having a kernel specifying a time period required for processing the workpiece. A plurality of candidate bids having candidate commitment windows within the commitmen... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6782302 | Method and apparatus for scheduling workpieces with compatible processing requirements A method for processing workpieces using a resource includes generating a plurality of engagements for processing the workpieces by the resource. Each engagement is associated with one of the workpieces and has associated processing requirements. A first one of the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6725113 | Lot start agent that determines virtual WIP time including an exponentially weighted moving average cycle time A system and method are provided for calculating a plurality of bottleneck delta virtual work in process time (“VWIP”) values. Each of the bottleneck delta VWIP values represents the time until one of n bottleneck workstations begins to risk starvation. The calc... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6564113 | Lot start agent that calculates virtual WIP time in a multi-product and multi-bottleneck manufacturing environment A system and method are provided for calculating virtual WIP time ("VWIP") in a multiple-bottleneck, multi-product manufacturing facility. The system and method provide for calculation of one or more bottleneck VWIP values. Each of the bottleneck VWIP val... | 05/13/2003 |
