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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6625419 | Grading system, server computer, card case, and card ... 4852736 August 1989 Kojima et al. D346829 May 1994 Keefe D377420 January 1997 Slyh et al. 5745884 April 1998 Carnegie et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5948991 September 1999 Nomura et al. 6076164 June 2000 Tanaka et al. 6105132 August 2000 Fritch ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6629154 | Method and system for deterministic hashes to identify remote methods United States Patent: 6629154 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 6,629,154 Jones , et al. September 30, 2003 Method and system for deterministic hashes to identify remote methods Abstract A method and ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6647373 | Method and system for processing and transmitting electronic reverse auction information ... 4799156 January 1989 Shavit et al. 4992940 February 1991 Dworkin 5664115 September 1997 Fraser 5758328 May 1998 Giovannoli 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5794219 August 1998 Brown 5826244 October 1998 Huberman 5835896 November 1998 Fisher et al. ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6654793 | System and method for facilitating dynamic loading of stub information to enable a program operating in one address space to invoke processing of a remote method or procedure in another address space ... al. 5787425 July 1998 Bigus 5787431 July 1998 Shaughnessy 5790548 August 1998 Sistanizadeh et al. 5790677 August 1998 Fox et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5802367 September 1998 Held et al. 5805805 September 1998 Civanlar et al. 5808911 September ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6662166 | Tokenless biometric electronic debit and credit transactions United States Patent: 6662166 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 6,662,166 Pare, Jr. , et al. December 9, 2003 Tokenless biometric electronic debit and credit transactions Abstract A method and device ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6662194 | Apparatus and method for providing recruitment information ... 1992 Clark et al. 5416694 May 1995 Parrish et al. 5696702 December 1997 Skinner et al. 5758324 May 1998 Hartman et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5797127 August 1998 Walker et al. 5832497 November 1998 Taylor 5862223 January 1999 Walker et al. ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6684196 | Beginning-to-end online automation of real estate transactions ... 27,28,37,38,14 References Cited [Referenced By] U.S. Patent Documents 5032989 July 1991 Tornetta 5664115 September 1997 Fraser 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 6330543 December 2001 Kepecs 2001/0005829 June 2001 Raveis, Jr. 2001/0039496 November ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6684399 | Electronic program guide including live network multimedia broadcast channels ... 5751282 May 1998 Girard et al. 5751372 May 1998 Forson 5758257 May 1998 Herz et al. 5760821 June 1998 Ellis et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5801753 September 1998 Eyer et al. 5801787 September 1998 Schein et al. 5805204 September 1998 Thompson et ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6691153 | Method and system for process interaction among a group United States Patent: 6691153 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 6,691,153 Hanson , et al. February 10, 2004 Method and system for process interaction among a group Abstract A method and system are ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 7319477 | Videophone system for scrutiny monitoring with computer control United States Patent: 7319477 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,319,477 Katz January 15, 2008 Videophone system for scrutiny monitoring with computer control Abstract In conjunction with the dial-up ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7340419 | Method and apparatus for product display United States Patent: 7340419 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,340,419 Walker , et al. March 4, 2008 Method and apparatus for product display Abstract Systems and methods are provided for receiving a ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328175 | Method and apparatus for transaction brokerage and program recording medium thereof United States Patent: 7328175 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,328,175 Onodera , et al. February 5, 2008 Method and apparatus for transaction brokerage and program recording medium thereof Abstract ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328181 | Method and system for transacting an anonymous purchase over the internet United States Patent: 7328181 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,328,181 Sutton , et al. February 5, 2008 Method and system for transacting an anonymous purchase over the internet Abstract A method is ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7292990 | System and method for software development United States Patent: 7292990 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,292,990 Hughes November 6, 2007 System and method for software development Abstract This invention relates to a method and apparatus for ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293176 | Strong mutual authentication of devices United States Patent: 7293176 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,293,176 Otway , et al. November 6, 2007 Strong mutual authentication of devices Abstract A method for enabling strong mutual authentication ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7334260 | Information processing apparatus and method, and recording medium on which a program for executing the information processing is recorded ... August 1996 Jalalian et al. 5589892 December 1996 Knee et al. 5757917 May 1998 Rose et al. 5758328 May 1998 Giovannoli 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5835087 November 1998 Herz et al. 5862223 January 1999 Walker et al. 5940807 August 1999 Purcell ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 6985882 | Method and system for selling and purchasing media advertising over a distributed communication network United States Patent: 6,985,882 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 6,985,882 Del Sesto January 10, 2006 Method and system for selling and purchasing media advertising over a distributed ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6989035 | Textile finishing composition and methods for using same United States Patent: 6,989,035 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 6,989,035 Scheper ,   et al. January 24, 2006 Textile finishing composition and methods for using same Abstract Novel textile ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6993503 | System and method for allocating a conditional purchase offer for a travel related services reservation to one of a plurality of entities in a buyer driven electronic commerce system United States Patent: 6,993,503 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 6,993,503 Heissenbuttel ,   et al. January 31, 2006 System and method for allocating a conditional purchase offer for a travel ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 7008457 | Textile finishing composition and methods for using same United States Patent: 7,008,457 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,008,457 Sivik ,   et al. March 7, 2006 Textile finishing composition and methods for using same Abstract Novel textile ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7013300 | Locating, filtering, matching macro-context from indexed database for searching context where micro-context relevant to textual input by user United States Patent: 7,013,300 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,013,300 Taylor March 14, 2006 Locating, filtering, matching macro-context from indexed database for searching context where ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7016863 | Marketing system and method processing market information of consumers and dealers via a network United States Patent: 7,016,863 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,016,863 Kamakura ,   et al. March 21, 2006 Marketing system and method processing market information of consumers and dealers ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7018422 | Shrink resistant and wrinkle free textiles United States Patent: 7,018,422 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,018,422 Gardner ,   et al. March 28, 2006 Shrink resistant and wrinkle free textiles Abstract Formaldehyde-free durable press ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020632 | Trading system for fixed-value contracts United States Patent: 7,020,632 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,020,632 Kohls ,   et al. March 28, 2006 Trading system for fixed-value contracts Abstract A trading system for the trading of ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7031945 | System and method for reallocating and/or upgrading and/or rewarding tickets, other event admittance means, goods and/or services United States Patent: 7,031,945 ( 301 of 4251 ) United States Patent 7,031,945 Donner April 18, 2006 System and method for reallocating and/or upgrading and/or rewarding tickets, other ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7051925 | System and method for funding a collective account by use of an electronic tag United States Patent: 7051925 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,051,925 Schwarz, Jr. May 30, 2006 System and method for funding a collective account by use of an electronic tag Abstract A system ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054832 | System for merchandize transactions ... 5434394 July 1995 Roach et al. 5490079 February 1996 Sharpe et al. 5640002 June 1997 Ruppert et al. 5737619 April 1998 Judson 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5794219 August 1998 Brown 5875296 February 1999 Shi et al. 5960411 September 1999 Hartman et al. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7058602 | Enhanced auction mechanism for online transactions ... Von Kohorn 5018736 May 1991 Pearson et al. 5057915 October 1991 Von Kohorn 5213337 May 1993 Sherman 5508731 April 1996 Kohorn 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5794219 August 1998 Brown 5823879 October 1998 Goldberg et al. 5835896 November 1998 Fisher et ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7072061 | Method and system for extracting information from RFQ documents and compressing RFQ files into a common RFQ file type ... May 1998 Gardner et al. 5758328 May 1998 Giovannoli 5765138 June 1998 Aycock et al. 5774873 June 1998 Berent et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5794219 August 1998 Brown 5797127 August 1998 Walker et al. 5799151 August 1998 Hoffer 5799285 August ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7076447 | Systems and methods for aggregating buyers for the purchase of telecommunication services via a network ... . 5265155 November 1993 Castro 5682525 October 1997 Bouve et al. 5710887 January 1998 Chelliah et al. 5758328 May 1998 Giovannoli 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5794219 August 1998 Brown 5815665 September 1998 Teper et al. 5832457 November 1998 O'Brien ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7076499 | Method and apparatus for multiple agent commitment tracking and notification United States Patent: 7076499 ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 7,076,499 Powers July 11, 2006 Method and apparatus for multiple agent commitment tracking and notification Abstract A system for ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7080050 | Electronic bartering system ... Silverman et al. 5136501 August 1992 Silverman et al. 5689652 November 1997 Lupien et al. 5727165 March 1998 Ordish et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5809483 September 1998 Broka et al. 5873071 February 1999 Ferstenberg et al. 5924082 July 1999 ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7084998 | Method and system for processing files using a printer driver ... May 1998 Gardner et al. 5758328 May 1998 Giovannoli 5765138 June 1998 Aycock et al. 5774873 June 1998 Berent et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5794219 August 1998 Brown 5797127 August 1998 Walker et al. 5799151 August 1998 Hoffer 5799285 August ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085732 | Online trading for the placement of advertising in media ... Cited [Referenced By] U.S. Patent Documents 5105184 April 1992 Pirani et al. 5636346 June 1997 Saxe 5724521 March 1998 Dedrick 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5890138 March 1999 Godin et al. 5937392 August 1999 Alberts 5966699 October 1999 Zandi ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085735 | System and method for conducting the closing of a real estate sale over a computerized network ... Deming, Jr. et al. 5584025 December 1996 Keithley et al. 5664115 September 1997 Fraser 5692206 November 1997 Shirley et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5970470 October 1999 Walker et al. 6185683 February 2001 Ginter et al. 6219423 April 2001 Davis ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7092892 | System and method for grouping and selling products or services ... Field of Search: 705/26,6,35,5,1 706/47 345/764 707/1,103 References Cited [Referenced By] U.S. Patent Documents 5794207 August 1998 Walker 5797127 August 1998 Walker 5832451 November 1998 Flake et al. 5897620 April 1999 Walker ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7096223 | Process and system for managing and reconciling field documentation data within a complex project workflow system ... 5732400 March 1998 Mandler et al. 5758327 May 1998 Gardner et al. 5758328 May 1998 Giovannoli 5768353 June 1998 Browne 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5799284 August 1998 Bourquin 5804373 September 1998 Schweitzer et al. 5826244 October 1998 Huberman ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7100200 | Method and apparatus for transmitting authentication credentials of a user across communication sessions ... Parker et al. 5737416 April 1998 Cooper et al. 5742757 April 1998 Hamadani et al. 5774551 June 1998 Wu et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5944791 August 1999 Scherpbier 5956407 September 1999 Slavin 6058480 May 2000 Brown 6192473 February 2001 Ryan ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7103565 | Initial product offering system ... November 1997 Lupien et al. 5712985 January 1998 Lee et al. 5727165 March 1998 Ordish et al. 5758328 May 1998 Giovannoli 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5794219 August 1998 Brown 5799285 August 1998 Klingman 5809144 September 1998 Sirbu et al. 5818914 ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103568 | Online product exchange system ... April 1998 Bixler et al. 5757917 May 1998 Rose et al. 5758328 May 1998 Giovannoli 5774883 June 1998 Andersen et al. 5794207 August 1998 Walker et al. 5794219 August 1998 Brown 5797127 August 1998 Walker et al. 5799285 August 1998 Klingman 5809478 September ... | 09/05/2006 |