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7389239 System and method for managing intellectual property  
The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory...
7389238 Recipient elected messaging services  
A method that enables the recipient to receive notification of the letter mail, flats and/or packages (mail) that the recipient is going to receive prior to the delivery of the mail. The recipient...
7389214 Category analysis in a market management  
The present disclosure provides for analyzing expenditures by category. A file including expenditure data relating to spent monies is identified. The expenditure data from the file is extracted. An...
7387234 Electronic business card processing device and method  
The present invention provides an electronic business card processing device and an electronic business card processing method which can effectively utilize information relating to electronic...
7386800 Personalized, customized achievement recognition items  
An achievement recognition item may be ordered through an interactive, on-line network site that allows a potential customer to personalize and customize the achievement recognition item....
7386797 Framework to model and execute business processes within a collaborative environment  
A mechanism of specification of business process templates, to capture commonly performed business activities/workflows/projects within a business organization and encourage reuse of best...
7386555 Post-session internet advertising system  
The present invention is directed to a post-session advertising system that may be used in media such as computers, personal digital assistants, telephones, televisions, radios, and similar...
7386520 Cost-based method for dynamically pricing and prioritizing an e-mail  
Method for dynamically allocating a cost to an e-mail that a first user of a transmission network such as the Internet network or an Intranet network who is a member of a group, wants to forward to...
7386512 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...
7386486 Systems and computer readable recording medium for obtaining software via a network for a multifunction image forming apparatus  
A multifunction image forming apparatus accepts voice input of a software name by an order applicant, carries out voice recognizing processing concerning the voice data of the software name that is...
7386477 Location-based filtering for a shopping agent in the physical world  
An agent based system utilizes a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)-based, Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled information gathering agent that relies on knowledge of a shopper's physical...
7386468 System and method for resource reduction receipt log and audit trail  
A system and method that tracks surplus reduction actions is disclosed. Managers and other decision makers take various actions regarding employees. Actions are recorded and tracked in a data...
7386461 Method for providing fortune information  
This invention provides methods of supplying information for fortunetelling wherein a user can receive useful information by accessing a fortunetelling site. A server delivers the fortune...
7386460 System and method for developing and implementing intellectual property marketing  
The present invention relates to methods for the development and implementation of intellectual property marketing. A targeted innovation to fulfill an internal need is developed. Actions are taken...
7386459 Filtered peer-to-peer business communication in a distributed computer environment  
A method for filtered peer-to-peer business communication in a distributed computer environment includes accessing offers associated with one or more offerors and requests associated with one or...
7386458 Recipient elected messaging services for mail that is transported in trays or tubs  
A method that enables a recipient to inform a carrier of the manner in which the recipient would like mail that is transported in trays or tubs delivered. The recipient is then able to inform a...
7386457 Messaging services for the visually impaired  
A method that enables the recipient to receive notification of the mailpieces, flats and/or packages (mail) that the recipient is going to receive prior to the delivery of the mail. The recipient...
7386456 System and methods for transportation and delivery using bar codes  
A method of obtaining a package is described. A user is electronically notified that a package has arrived at a predetermined location. The user then prints a paper receipt including a...
7383252 Advanced search algorithm with integrated business intelligence  
The present invention is a business intelligence within an adaptive searching system. The searching system uses a business intelligence engine for communicating with a corporate database associated...
7383243 Systems and methods for creating and evaluating content and predicting responses to content  
A method of creating new content based on previously experienced content and content ratings, in which content attributes are obtained and analyzed against set-top box events collected as the...
7383227 Database for check risk decisions populated with check activity data from banks of first deposit  
A plurality of banks of first deposit provide checking account activity data for both transit items (checks received for deposit that need to be cleared) and incoming returns (bounced checks) to a...
7383206 Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auction  
A method and apparatus for automatically updating the value of a bid variable or the total bid for a multi-variable bid in an online auction is disclosed. The method includes displaying an...
7383202 System and method for automatic pricing of remotely hosted applications  
Automatic pricing of remotely hosted applications permits users to enter customer data and flexibly prices various product offerings, product lines, and applications. An initial build of a computer...
7383195 Methods of sorting waste  
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling...
7383194 Software based stamp dispenser  
A system for generating digital postage stamps wherein a PC requests digital postage stamps from a data center. The data center generates a digital book of postage stamps, which the PC downloads to...
7383193 Mail system using personalized stamps for enhanced security in handling mail  
A mail system is implemented with secure stamps that are coded to identify the person who purchases the stamps. The system also defines a relative security risk for any such person and handles mail...
7383192 Method for displaying product value chain flow diagram and product value chain data  
A value chain flow diagram expresses the flow of money, things, claims, persons, information, services, values or the like related to the lifecycle of products (planning, designing, manufacturing,...
7383191 Method and system for predicting causes of network service outages using time domain correlation  
Methods and systems are described for predicting the likely causes of service outages using only time information, and for predicting and the likely costs of service outages. The likely causes are...
7383190 Systems, methods and computer program products for receiving and responding to customer requests for travel related information  
Systems, methods and computer program products enabling customers to communicate requests to travel experts located in a cities around the globe. A particular customer's request is received by one...
7380217 Method of graphical presentation of relationships between individuals, business entities, and organizations  
A method of graphical presentation of relationships with business significance between business related entities such as individuals, business entities, and activities of human endeavor....
7379917 Printing control apparatus and a method of charging for printing  
The image forming apparatus, for printing print data, and a printing control apparatus, for controlling a printing operation of the image forming apparatus, are connected through a network. In the...
7379904 Method and storage medium for obtaining an offer for a sale of a product or a service  
Systems and methods for obtaining an offer for a sale of a desired product or a service are provided. The method includes iteratively transmitting a first signal including a first data message...
7379897 Automatic payment system using RF ID tags  
The present invention discloses systems and methods for enabling cashless fueling transactions through the use of vehicle-based decal sticker RFID tags. The tags store a unique customer...
7379886 Cellular telephone interactive wagering system  
Systems and processes for interactive wagering are provided. A cellular telephone or handheld computing device may be used to access an interactive wagering service. Television equipment and...
7379884 Power on demand tiered response time pricing  
Methods, articles of manufacture, and systems for determining a fee to be charged for requests processed in a grid computing environment based. In one embodiment the fee may be determined based on...
7379883 Networking methods and systems  
A network system includes integrated radio transceivers and digitizers, integrated baseband processors and device controllers, digital interfaces there between, and architectures and partitions for...
7379882 Architecture designing method and system for e-business solutions  
The invention provides a method for designing an architecture for e-business solutions. A business description of the e-business solution is developed. The business description describes each actor...
7379881 Method and system for recording evidence of assent  
A system and method for recording the evidence of intent of a party to a transaction, archiving this speech recording, and notifying and making it available to interested parties. A party seeking...
7379880 Cascaded profiles for multiple interacting entities  
Computer implemented processes and software products generate profiles of entities, such as providers, clients, merchants and customers, and entities comprising interacting pairs of entities. The...
7379879 Incident reporting system and method  
A computer-based method of collecting and processing incident reports received from witnesses who observe incidents such as criminal acts and legal violations. The method automates the collection...
7376630 Postage franking system, device and method  
In one embodiment, a postage franking device includes: a scale; an envelope holder suspended from the scale; a printer supported by the holder, the printer movable across the print zone; and a...
7376628 Methods and systems for carrying out contingency-dependent payments via secure electronic bank drafts supported by online letters of credit and/or online performance bonds  
Methods of carrying out an electronic transaction that includes payment via a secure electronic draft, include steps of establishing a secure computer site that includes a representation of the...
7376605 Electronic market calendar for displaying standard settlement dates, future market-related events and holidays pertaining to a financial transaction  
An electronic market calendar that identifies settlement dates, holidays, market-related events, and provides links to news, information and research materials, pertaining to certain transaction...
7376604 Method for investing yield restricted monies  
In one embodiment the present invention relates to a method for investing yield restricted monies including bond proceeds associated with at least one bond having a bond yield, wherein the bond...
7376598 Method, system, and computer readable medium for shipping a package to a customer while preserving customer privacy  
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention facilitate in sending a package ( 112 ) to a customer at a physical address via a shipper ( 106 ) while preserving customer privacy. In...
7376578 Computer-implemented product valuation tool  
A method of valuing products based on demand probabilities. Products are designed by identifying product components, and combining the components in various combinations to provide standard and...
7376574 System and method for optimizing benefit plan designs  
A computer-based system and method to enable a benefit plan sponsor to design benefit plans for a given participant population by enabling the plan designer to select the plan design options that...
7376572 Return centers with rules-based dispositioning of merchandise  
The present invention provides a method and system for processing returns at a return center. The return center accesses return rules of a merchant associated with an item of merchandise that has...
7376571 Logistics management system having task-oriented user interface  
A logistics management system is described that includes a host computer that performs logistics management tasks for shipment items, and a user interface module that presents a user interface for...
7376570 System and method for customer satisfaction survey and analysis for off-site customer service  
A system and method for customer satisfaction survey for a customer service provided over a telephone network. A customer initiates a telephone call to a customer service number provided by a...