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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION AND SETTLEMENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276321.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides a system and method to enable a third party service provider of EIPP services to initiate authorization and settlement of payment card payments with invoice line item data (Level III data), on behalf of either Buyer/Payers or Supplier/Payees to credit card acquirers and/or transaction processors. Payment initiation is based on submission of either a pre-approved invoice or order confirmation validated against a purchase order, or an invoice approved by the Buyer/Payer organization and scheduled for payment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and Method for Selling Cable Products]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276335.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[System and method for selling cable products. Indicia are assigned to various types of cable, indicating attributes including relative data transmission capacity of each cable type. A three-dimensional graphical depiction of a series of concentric pipes illustrates data bandwidth requirements of various technologies.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pre-Pay Communication Services]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276342.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system for crediting a user account of a pre-pay communication service is presented. The method comprises the steps of: providing a shared credit resource to which a plurality of users of the pre-pay communication service are authorized access and to which at least one user contributes credit; and transferring credit from the shared credit resource to the user account, thereby enabling the user associated with the user account to use the pre-pay service.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Account communication management]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276343.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a method and system of managing communication with a set of accounts. The method includes the step of: allocating each account to a portfolio using a filter; selecting a communication strategy for each account using a set of rules for the portfolio; and managing communication with the account using the communication strategy. Historical information about the strategies used may be used in selecting a communication strategy for the account.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SCALEABLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED PREDICTION MARKETS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276351.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems, methods, and software are disclosed to implement distributed prediction markets over the internet. A central platform executes web application software to host prediction markets (FIG.  1 A), each of which can be initiated via a widget on a remote web site such as a blogger site (FIG.  1 B). A widget communicates with the central server to provide user interface (FIG.  3 ) to find and select markets and get updates (FIG.  5 ), and enables a user to register (FIG.  4 ), bit on markets (propositions), and create their own propositions to become prediction market instances. The central platform provides scalable market provisioning ( 602, 612 ), market execution ( 620, 624 ), market instance relationships ( 610 ), and market closing functions, such as computing rankings ( 660 ) and payoffs ( 650 ).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[User Alerts For Monitored Transactions At Automatic Teller Machines]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276358.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An improved method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for processing a check in an automatic teller machine in a data processing system. A check is received from a user at the automatic teller machine. The check is scanned to generate an image. A transaction is performed involving the check. The image is transmitted to a mobile device associated with the user, wherein the image is in a format for use with a financial program.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multi-Product-Multi-Channel Payment Platform System and Method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276359.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Described herein is a multi-product-multi-channel payment platform system and apparatus that extends the capability of current online banking/funds-transfer systems. Different types of financial accounts are modeled in a financial management system to enable types of online, electronic funds transfer transaction that were not previously possible. Among novel elements of the system and apparatus disclosed is the enablement of real-time application of rules to different types of financial accounts and/or products across channels, such as how much money may be deposited or withdrawn in a period of time.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trading platform with automated negotiation and option crossing]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276363.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for trading securities that include at least one options leg is provided. The system generally includes a database, handlers, a network and at least one server. The database stores user information, security information and transaction information. The handlers receive information feeds from at least one public exchange. The at least one server implements an exchange facility that is capable of exchanging information with client terminals to allow the client to initiate at least one offer to trade a security having an option leg, identifying users interested in the offer, broadcasting the offer to the interested users and conducting a defined period auction among the interested users. The system and method also automatically cross the options legs on exchanges and facilitate negotiation when the auction is not consummated.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276365.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a trading system in which an order is received, the order including a predetermined condition. The system determines the data required to fulfil the conditions associated with the order and data is obtained from an external source. The data is monitored to determine whether the predetermined conditions are fulfilled and the order is placed on the exchange if the conditions are fulfilled. The he order is displayed at the trading interface as a single filled or unfilled order.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BASED ON EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT USER DATA AND FEEDBACK]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276368.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present describes systems and methods to support personal financial management by recommending financial products and services responsive to a user's particular financial health or situation based on explicit and implicit user data and feedback.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BENEFIT CONVERSION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276369.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Described are systems and methods converting a first guaranteed benefit to a second guaranteed benefit. The system may include a first computing arrangement storing first annuity data indicative of a first guaranteed benefit associated with an annuity, and a second computing arrangement sending a request to the first computing arrangement to convert the first guaranteed benefit to a second guaranteed benefit. Upon receipt of the message, the first computing arrangement may store second annuity data indicative of the second guaranteed benefit associated with the annuity.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System, method and apparatus for second opinion]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276242.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for providing a medical second opinion includes receiving a first IDC-9 code from a physician at a computerized system. The first ICD-9 code is related to a clinical interest of the physician. A second ICD-9 code is received at the computerized system from a patient. The computerized system compares the first and second ICD-9 code values. By finding equivalent or equal ICD-9 codes, a physician having an appropriate clinical interest is automatically referred to the patient. The physician provides a second medical opinion.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HEALTH CARE FINANCING SYSTEM AND METHOD]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276244.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A computer implemented method for determining eligibility of a patient to receive financial assistance. The method utilizes health care financial assistance information associated with at least a first potential health care financial assistance plan and a second potential health care financial assistance plan, wherein the patient is not enrolled in either of the first or second potential health care financial assistance plans at the time of the determination of the eligibility, wherein the first potential health care financial assistance plan is provided by a first health care financial assistance plan provider, wherein the second potential health care financial assistance plan is provided by a second health care financial assistance plan provider, wherein the health care financial assistance information associated with the first potential health care financial assistance plan includes first provider qualification criteria and wherein the health care financial assistance information associated with the second potential health care financial assistance plan includes second provider qualification criteria. A system for financing health care is also disclosed.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and system for providing healthcare insurance]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276249.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system for providing healthcare benefits according to the present invention may include a proposed healthcare plan having a primary component, a supplemental component, and a procedure for optimizing services consumption which is presented and customized “on-the-fly” to benefits providers, such as employers, and administered in an efficient manner that reduces the claims processing burden on individuals or families covered under the proposed plan.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TARGETED PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276264.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-understood instructions, such that average individuals, as well as those with mental disabilities, will be able to contribute equally to the overall process.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERIM TRANSACTION DIAGNOSIS FOR SELECTIVE REMEDIATION AND CUSTOMER LOYALTY ENHANCEMENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276279.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A customer feedback acquisition and processing system includes a data acquisition processor for receiving first and second customer feedback responses. The first customer feedback response is received by the data acquisition processor after notice of a claim is received and before the claim is resolved. The second customer feedback response is received by the data acquisition processor after it receives the first customer feedback response. The data acquisition processor may operate to classify the first customer feedback response in one of two categories. The two categories may be an attention-needed category and an attention-not-needed category. The system may also include a workflow router in communication with the data acquisition processor. The system may further include a supervisor terminal in communication with the workflow router.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM FOR PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS USING REAL-WORLD PHARMACEUTICAL TRANSACTIONS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276287.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system for predictive analytics using real-world pharmaceutical transactions includes a computer having a processor and memory, a data collection component configured to aggregate data for a plurality of pharmaceutical transactions, and a data reduction module configured to eliminate non-compliant transactions to generate a reduced transaction data set. An analysis module applies multiple linear regression analysis to a portion of the reduced transaction data set to identify key regression variables that correlate with an excess total return to shareholders. The analysis module also applies logistic regression analysis to a portion of the reduced transaction data set to identify key regression variables that correlate with an increased probability of regulatory agency approval. A report generator provides a graphical output of the identified key regression variables and a probability value corresponding to a likelihood of regulatory agency approval.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ELECTRONIC SECURITIES MARKETPLACE HAVING INTEGRATION WITH ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276349.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electronic trading marketplace (ETM) communicates with interfacing modules interfacing directly with order management systems (OMS's) at trading institutions. The interfacing modules automatically transmit orders from the OMS databases to the ETM and update the OMS databases in response to orders executed at the ETM. Traders can communicate with the ETM to anonymously negotiate trades of securities.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COMPUTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR ENHANCED CUSTODY AND PRINCIPAL LENDING OF SECURITIES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276370.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A computer system executes a principal lending to lend the securities from lending accounts of an entity to borrowing accounts of the entity, in which the entity acts as a principal. The system includes a computer database storing securities availability information indicating availability of the securities available for borrowing from lending accounts of the entity, and a computer server system implemented by a principal lending computer system. The principal lending computer system configured to receive a short sale indication of a security for a borrowing account, electronically transmit a first transfer instruction to a custody-control computer system to transfer custody of the shorted security from at least one lending account to the principal, and electronically transmit a second transfer instruction to the custody-control computer system to transfer custody of the shorted security from the principal to the borrowing account. A computer implemented method and various alternative embodiments are also disclosed.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Automated Interdisciplinary Plan of Care Generation System]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276246.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A processing device implemented system supports providing a plan of care for a patient. A repository includes data representing a plurality of different patient problems and including data representing an individual plan of care, indicating care to be provided to a specific patient, associated with a patient problem, an expected outcome, clinical observations, and orders for treatment to be administered to a patient. A data processor searches data in the repository to identify one or more candidate plans of care associated with a particular patient problem in response to user entry of data identifying the particular patient problem by searching data in the repository for a code associated with the particular patient problem. A display processor generates data representing at least one display image including data representing the one or more candidate plans of care associated with the particular patient problem enabling a user to select a particular plan of care for a particular patient.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DEMAND BREAKOUT FOR A SUPPLY CHAIN]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276275.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system for demand breakout for a supply chain includes a memory operable to store a plurality of orders for at least one product. Each product may be produced using at least one precursor. The memory is also operable to store a production schedule identifying one or more resources in the supply chain, a quantity of each product and precursor scheduled to be produced by the resources, and a time period associated with production of each product and precursor. The system also includes one or more processors collectively operable to identify one or more particular units of the product that correspond to each product order. The one or more processors are also collectively operable to identify one or more particular units of one or more precursors that correspond to each product order.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Career Framework]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276294.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and apparatus for assessing eligibility for a job including providing a job description to a user of a general purpose computer, providing a plurality of skills to a user of the general purpose computer, wherein the plurality of skills is particular to the job description, providing a plurality of skill levels for each of the plurality of skills to a user of a general purpose computer, the user performing an evaluation the user's abilities against each of the plurality of skills by assigning one of the plurality of skill levels to each of the plurality of skills, and the general purpose computer determining a user suitability for a particular job.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A SYNCHRONOUS SALES STACK FOR CUSTOMER DIALOG]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276323.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Embodiments relate to systems and methods for generating a synchronous sales stack for a customer dialog. A user can visit a Web site and load selections into a checkout basket to prepare to purchase desired products and/or services. The user can select a live chat feature, which invokes an instant message, audio or video dialog with a sales representative. The sales representative can initiate a synchronous sales stack with the user, by which the user and sales representative can share a common view of purchase selections and potential alternatives or add-ons to the selections, as they are made. The customer and sales representative can continue their dialog as possible selections are explored, and the resulting sales stack is updated in real-time. When the user is satisfied with their selections, the sales stack can be stored as the customer's finalized checkout basket and the transaction can be completed.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for previewing and purchasing digital content with a mobile digital storage and playback device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276324.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for previewing and purchasing digital content are provided. A method for previewing and rating digital content over a network includes accessing at least one preselected web site via a network connected media player assembly. Once the web site is accessed, at least one preview content is downloaded to the network connected media player assembly and the preview content is transferred to a portable media storage and playback device. The preview content is previewed and rated through the portable media storage and playback device and the rating of the preview content is then uploaded to the preselected web site via the network connected media player assembly. The preview content is purchased based on the user rating. Finally, the purchased preview content is downloaded to the portable media storage and playback device via the network connected media player assembly.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE COMPETITION AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276325.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A bid-opening device  20  receives from each bidding device  10 m  a bidding price index γ m =g(h k (IV m )) (where IV m  is an initial value, h k  indicates k-times processing with a one-way function h and g is a one-way function) and its identifier ID m . The received information is stored on a common bulletin board  25 . D m =h k (IV m ) (where D m =g(D m ) is generated with k set as the upper limit value K of the bidding price. The bulletin board  25  is checked for γ m  which matches this D m . If no match is found, m is incremented by one, and the check for γ m -D m  matching is made for each of m bidding devices. Upon completion of the matching for all the bidding devices, k is decremented by one, and a check is made for γ m  which matches D m =g(h k (IV m )), and the index k for which they match is determined as the highest price bid. The bid-opening device  20  outputs that k and the identifier ID m  of γ m .]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Methods, Systems, and Products for Ordering Items]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276327.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for online ordering of items. An online order is received from a first user requesting to purchase an item. The first user is associated to a profile of a second user. A favorite item is retrieved from the second user's profile and automatically added to the first user's order.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING SECURE TRANSACTIONS IN A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276328.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[At least two computer systems in a peer-to-peer network are utilized to support a secure transaction. Aspects of the present invention include allowing a shopper to create an order to purchase an item stored on a first computer system in the peer-to-peer network, and after the order is created, passing the order and control from the first computer system to a second computer system in the peer-to-peer network. The second computer system establishes a secure transaction session with the shopper, and then proceeds to process the order.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Network-based distribution of application products]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276332.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An improved system and method for submitting, distributing and/or managing digital products with respect to a product distribution system are disclosed. The submission of digital products to the product distribution system can operate to electronically submit not only the digital products but also product information, developer information and distribution parameters. The product distribution system can present the digital products for distribution at an online product distribution site in accordance with the distribution parameters. The online product distribution site can present potential purchasers with product information and/or developer information prior to any purchase.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TARGETED PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276337.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-understood instructions, such that average individuals, as well as those with mental disabilities, will be able to contribute equally to the overall process.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RECEIVING CHECK AND BALANCE SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276339.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for managing and fulfilling inventory requests is provided. Material orders originating from a customer are received at a material hub. Each order originates from a customer and contains a request for parts. The material orders are aggregated into a consolidated order reflecting an aggregate quantity of each part ordered. A material request list is generated identifying a total number of each part to be delivered to the location. The parts are retrieving from inventory and delivered to the location. Parts can be contained in a package which includes a scannable identifier for encoding a type of the part and a quantity of the part contained in the package. Prior to delivery, the identifier can be scanned and the quantity of each part being delivered is determined. The quantity of parts being delivered is compared to the number of parts identified by the materials request list.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for accounting gateway]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276340.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides an accounting gateway for facilitating and effecting translation and efficient data transfer between an accounting system and a plurality of client systems operating a variety of external bookkeeping solutions. The gateway brokers data exchanges between an accounting firm and its clients by translating data records associated with a client bookkeeping solution and in an external format into a format for use by an accounting software at the accounting system, such as for generating reports, financial statements and other processes and uses. An accounting system communicates with one or more client systems via a communications link to import, export or access data records between the entities to enhance provision of professional services.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION AS A RECURRING FINANCIAL TRANSACTION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276346.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system that automatically classifies a financial transaction as a recurring financial transaction based on classification data obtained from a set of users is presented. The system can also determine the frequency at which the recurring financial transaction repeats. If the financial transaction is classified as a recurring financial transaction, the system can mark the financial transaction as a recurring financial transaction. Alternatively, the system can notify the user that the classification data indicates that the financial transaction can be classified as a recurring financial transaction.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE OF A TEMPORARY FINANCIAL TRANSACTION NUMBER OR CODE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276347.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A temporary financial transaction number is generated for conducting a financial transaction, such as for paying for goods or services. The temporary number has limits on use, such as time, and amount limits and limits on the type of goods or services that may be purchased or on the type of business at which the purchase may be made. The limits may be encoded into the temporary number or otherwise linked to the number. User identification information, or information on other authorized users, may also be encoded into the number or otherwise linked to the number. When presented for a payment, the number is checked for validity as well as whether the purchase is within the limits. An authorized purchase is applied against a user bank account or credit card account without disclosure of the account information. The temporary number is printed or is displayed on a display of a portable electronic device for presentation to the seller, or is transmitted to the seller for on-line purchases.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multiple protocol trading system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276348.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A multi-protocol trading system in which traders preferring different trading protocols may coexist within the same system, and access the same liquidity pool, while maintaining their trading rule preferences. The system supports two protocol preferences: a workup preference and a FIFO preference, and includes a single integrated order book that stores orders received from both workup and FIFO traders. Received orders are matched against orders in the order book in accordance with a FIFO and/or workup protocol, as a function of preferences selected by the traders and/or the system operator. Alternatively, the system includes a pair of order books, a workup order book and a FIFO order book. Customers submit linked orders having a workup leg and a FIFO leg which may be matched against the workup and/or FIFO order books, as a function of preferences selected by the traders and/or the system operator.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ELECTRONIC SECURITIES MARKETPLACE HAVING INTEGRATION WITH ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276350.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electronic trading marketplace (ETM) communicates with interfacing modules interfacing directly with order management systems (OMS's) at trading institutions. The interfacing modules automatically transmit orders from the OMS databases to the ETM and update the OMS databases in response to orders executed at the ETM. Traders can communicate with the ETM to anonymously negotiate trades of securities.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and Method for Displaying Money Management Information in an Electronic Trading Environment]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276352.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for displaying a plurality of profit and risk related indicators are described. A graphical interface displays and dynamically updates a plurality of profit/loss (P/L) indicators including a realized, net, and open indicator. The net and open indicators are based on a trader's net position and a current market level, while the realized indicator is based on trader's buys and sells associated with a tradeable objects. In one embodiment, the plurality of indicators are displayed in relation to a plurality of money management regions defining a maximum order quantity and a maximum net position controlling the trader's trades, so that a trader can quickly determine his current as well as potential money management parameters. The graphical interface may also display a plurality of potential risk/gain indicators in relation to a realized profit indicator so that a trader, before entering an order having a predetermined order quantity, can view a potential risk/gain in entering into a predetermined net position in view of potential market movements.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and Method for Displaying Profit Related Information in an Electronic Trading Environment]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276353.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for displaying a plurality of profit and risk related indicators are described. A graphical interface displays and dynamically updates a plurality of profit/loss (P/L) indicators including a realized, net, and open indicator. The net and open indicators are based on a trader's net position and a current market level, while the realized indicator is based on trader's buys and sells associated with a tradeable objects. In one embodiment, the plurality of indicators are displayed in relation to a plurality of money management regions defining a maximum order quantity and a maximum net position controlling the trader's trades, so that a trader can quickly determine his current as well as potential money management parameters. The graphical interface may also display a plurality of potential risk/gain indicators in relation to a realized profit indicator so that a trader, before entering an order having a predetermined order quantity, can view a potential risk/gain in entering into a predetermined net position in view of potential market movements.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSACTION PROCESSING]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276354.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and system for transaction processing are described. In one embodiment, a plurality of default parameters may be configured for value transfer. A transfer request including a transfer amount and a user account identifier may be received. One or more of the plurality of default parameters may be selected. The transfer request may be processed in the transfer amount based on the user account identifier and the one or more selected default parameters.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENT MEDIA]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276356.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems and methods of the present disclosure provide a method for distributing payment media to a customer. In various embodiments, the systems and methods include receiving a request from a user via a network, generating a virtual payment number related to the user, associating the virtual payment number to an RFID chip embedded in a sticker, and distributing the sticker to the user via, for example, the mail.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PRODUCT PROTECTION METHOD AND IDENTIFIER FOR CHECKING THE AUTHENTICITY OF PRODUCTS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276360.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a product protection system, whereby a product piece is provided with a product-specific identification sequence (K) which is converted into a coded check sequence (C), by means of an encoding method (F 1 ) using a secret encoding sequence (B). A product control sequence is applied to or on the product piece which comprises the coded check sequence (C), or a sequence derived therefrom. In order to check the authenticity of the product piece, the product control sequence is recorded by a control requester and transmitted by internet to a product protection server structure. A decoded check sequence is derived therein from the product control sequence by means of a decoding method using a decoding sequence. The authenticity of the decoded check sequence, or a sequence derived therefrom is checked and the result of the authenticity check transmitted by internet to the control requester.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Real estate commission bid system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276362.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention is a computerized or manual bidding system for real estate commission rates where participating registered licensed real estate brokers can acquire from participating registered real estate property owners the exclusive right to sell contract to broker a real estate property for a predetermined period of time based on placing within a specified period of time the lowest commission rate bid for said property that is equal to or less than the threshold commission rate posted by the seller.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ADVISORY THRESHOLDS AND ALERTS FOR MANAGING POSITION CONCENTRATION RISK]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276366.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Management of a position concentration risk of an account includes the establishment of a threshold level for an aggregate trader position. The aggregate trader position may be associated with one or more customer accounts that are managed by one or more clearing firms. An actual parameter value associated with each of the customer accounts is aggregated to determine an aggregate parameter value, which is compared against the established threshold value. If, based on the comparison between the aggregate parameter value and the established threshold value, it is determined that the aggregate parameter value meets or exceeds the established threshold value, an advisory alert is generated, which may be automatic. The advisory alert is then communicated or otherwise provided to one or more authorized entities.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING RISK MANAGEMENT FOR MULTI-MARKET ELECTRONIC TRADING]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276367.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system for providing risk management for multi-market electronic trading. The method and system allow risk associated with one or more trading accounts for an electronic trader in multi-market electronic trading to be analyzed and managed in real-time. The method and system includes graphical display of risk assessments for plural traders. The risk assessment includes a set of risk parameters with current risk parameters and historical risk parameters and provides an integrated view of current and historical trading activities and trading resources of the electronic trader across all electronic trading exchanges the electronic trader is trading on (e.g. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), London International Financial and Futures Options Exchange (LIFFE), etc.).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Program for alternative funding of employee and retiree benefits]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276371.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An investment program for funding benefits by maintaining assets in the investment program that includes an employer owned trust account and at least one life, disability, health or annuity contract (including a terminal annuity) obtained directly or indirectly from a partially or wholly owned or non-owned captive insurance company. The insurance contract is purchased with assets from the trust account and the partially or wholly owned or non-owned captive insurance company is a least partially, wholly or non-owned by the employer. When paying or reimbursing benefits, the employer or the trust may pay the benefit and if the employer pays the benefit, the trust may reimburse the employer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING INDIVIDUAL OR SMALLER INVESTORS OR OTHERS TO CREATE AND MANAGE A PORTFOLIO OF SECURITIES OR OTHER ASSETS OR LIABILITIES ON A COST EFFECTIVE BASIS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276372.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Smaller investors can create and manage on a cost-effective basis a complex portfolio of securities using a mechanism that enables the investor to provide to the system the investor's preferences regarding his portfolio, to generate a portfolio, including fractional shares, that reflects the investor's preferences. The system then permits aggregation of the orders, and netting of orders, generated by multiple investors at various times during the day for execution. In addition, the structure of the computer-based system of the present invention allows its cost to be based on access to or usage of the system (such as a monthly fee) as opposed to by securities orders entered into the system as per common brokerage. The result is that the investor can create a portfolio of directly owned securities with attributes, such as diversification, similar to a mutual fund.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investment portfolio analysis system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276374.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An investment portfolio management system enables computation of hedging strategies (each including one or more hedging transactions) and presentation of the strategies to the investor. Each hedging strategy takes into consideration tax impact information that is particularized to the individual investor. Investor portfolio data identifying assets owned by an investor and tax status information associated with the investor can be stored at a server that is accessible by a web browser. Software at the server enables computing of the hedging strategies based on an analysis of an investor's investment portfolio. The portfolio analysis includes an analysis of at least a first one of the assets identified by the investor portfolio data and a tax impact analysis to determine gain and loss and tax impact data associated with hedging transactions. The determined gain, loss and tax impact data can be determined based on the investor's particular tax status information.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis of powder metal production of a component]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276375.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method of calculating the cost saving for producing a metallic component by the use of a powder metal process is provided. The method includes the steps of analyzing the current production method of the component, usually machining, to determine the current unit cost. The customer would agree to purchase an agreed supply of components for an agreed period of time for the components that could be supplied with an agreed cost savings. The production of the component utilizing powder metal process is then analyzed to determine the powder metal unit cost. The savings for production of the component utilizing the powder metal process is then presented to the customer. The customer could agree to purchase the agreed supply of components for an agreed period of time. If agreed, the test production of the component utilizing a powder metal process is then performed. If successful, a final tooling and production quotation for the production of the component is then provided to the customer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Diminished value represented as a percentage or decimal equivalent in the field of automobiles]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276376.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this patent application is to secure the exclusive right for the expression of diminished value represented as a percentage or decimal equivalent. In the field of automotive valuation there is no way to provide equality between wholesale & retail automobile markets & conflicting values—other than using percentage or decimal equivalent.  At the time of this application, there is currently no standardized or truly interchangeable format in which diminished value may be calculated—especially one in which value of diminishment may be calculated using any and all existing wholesale or retail vehicle value sources. This invention will provide consumer protection from any automobile industry professional when their automobile is involved in an incident that would reduce the value of a vehicle. It will also allow for the general public to have access to the same information as any industry professional needing to determine diminished value.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHODS OF MONITORING THE EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276229.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods of measuring the effects of nutritional products on a consumer and generating revenue from products related to same are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method of monitoring one or more effects of a nutritional product on a consumer. The method comprises providing a nutritional product and a personal monitoring device for use by a consumer and measuring an effect that the nutritional product has on the consumer using the personal monitoring device.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and System for Job and Career Guidance, Planning, Strategy and Workforce Development]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276231.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method, system and computer program product for career guidance and planning, the method includes receiving an electronic request for guidance relating to procuring a job role in a particular job category; retrieving data relating to documented qualifications and retrieving data relating to the required qualifications necessary for at least one job role in the particular job category. The method and system also include comparing the documented qualifications with the required qualifications necessary for the at least one target job role in the particular job category and determining the differences between the documented qualifications and the required qualifications necessary for the at least one job role as well as displaying each difference between the documented qualifications and the required qualifications necessary for the at least one job role. The method and system also include retrieving data relating to the training necessary to address the skill gap between the documented qualifications and the required qualifications necessary for the at least one job role and providing at least one strategy and recommendation in response to the electronic request on how to efficiently develop the skills necessary to address the skill gap between the documented qualifications and the at least one target job role.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WARRANTY MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276232.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An integrated circuit (IC) including a warranty and enforcement system and a method are disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes a parameter obtainer for obtaining a value of a parameter of the IC; a warranty data storage system for storing warranty limit data regarding the IC; a comparator for determining whether a warranty limit has been exceeded by comparing the value of the parameter to a corresponding warranty limit; and an action taker for taking a prescribed action in response to the warranty limit being exceeded.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COMPUTERIZED CREDIBILITY SCORING]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276233.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A credibility engine creates individual credibility scores and network credibility scores that are distinguished from purely economic credit scores and which can be used to objectively rate a comparative value of credibility for entities and entity networks. The credibility engine analyzes credibility related information obtained from information providers and calculates corresponding credibility scores that are provided to information requesters. Some of the credibility related information used to create the credibility scores is obtained from surveys or reviews provided to primary and secondary sources having corresponding primary and secondary relationships with the entity. The entity can be an individual or organization.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and system for predicting credit ratings transitions]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276234.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method is provided for allowing users to create portfolios of issuers and macroeconomic scenarios used to determine pertinent rating facts and future paths of macroeconomic drivers. The system and method use the pertinent rating facts and the future paths of macroeconomic drivers, namely unemployment rates and high yield spreads, as inputs to a Credit Transition Model (CTM). The system and method generate a complete set of rating transitions, including predicting the probability of default, while taking into account withdrawal of issuers to more accurately reflect default rates. The system and method provide users with multiple choices for outputs from the CTM and can easily and quickly generate results from the model.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE ETHNOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276235.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Example methods and apparatus to facilitate ethnographic measurements are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes transmitting a first survey question set to a wireless device associated with a respondent and receiving a response from the wireless device, the response indicative of a mood of the respondent, and transmitting a second survey question set to the respondent, the second survey question set based on the respondent mood.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL DATA FOR OPTICAL LABS SHARING LENS CALCULATION SOFTWARE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276238.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system for allowing multiple geographically distributed optical labs to share global resources over a telecommunications network. Each optical lab is set up as a client account on the server with privileges to access the global recourses. Each lab has its own equipment set, the settings and configuration of which, are recorded in one of the client account databases. Other proprietary databases contain price lists, financial information and patient data. The lens calculation software encounters a sequential stream of job requests from different client accounts. The corresponding proprietary account data, allows uniform pricing rules to be applied to lens processing jobs. As jobs are completed, each lab receives an individual packet of printable job ticket data, printable invoice data, electronic interface files for the lens generating equipment, and an extract file for importing into the labs accounting software.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Patient Problem Data Structure and Processing System]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276240.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A patient problem data system stores data representing a plurality of different patient problems for use in providing healthcare to a patient. An acquisition processor acquires data representing a patient problem for storage in a repository. A repository, electrically coupled to the acquisition processor, includes data representing a plurality of different patient problems; an individual patient problem has a patient problem name and is characterized by patient problem attributes; an individual patient problem has a plurality of attribute properties determining how a patient problem attribute is represented. Patient problem attributes include a focus term indicating a topic of a patient problem, a patient problem likelihood term indicating an assessment of likelihood of the associated corresponding patient problem, and a client term indicating at least one target person for care. The attribute properties include a format attribute property indicating a format constraint of a patient problem attribute and a content attribute property indicating a content constraint of a patient problem attribute. A retrieval processor, electrically coupled to the repository, retrieves data representing at least one patient problem from the repository.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AUTOMATED HEALTHCARE IMAGE REGISTRATION WORKFLOW]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276245.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations automatic selection of a number of options in a clinical scenario of healthcare image workflow is provided. The options include selection of datasets, registration process, display mode, fusing process and/or publication. The automatic selection provides for a fully automated workflow.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEB-BASED GROUP INSURANCE/BENEFITS PROCUREMENT AND/OR ADMINISTRATION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276247.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems and methods may include receiving a request for quote information from a customer computer via a website; responsive to the request, providing rates for a plurality of insurance/benefits products associated with one or more carriers via the website, where the plurality of insurance/benefits products includes an insurance/benefits product associated with a carrier of the one or more carriers; receiving, from the customer computer via the website, a purchase instruction requesting a purchase of at least the insurance/benefits product; receiving, from the customer computer via the website, an electronic application, where the electronic application is executed electronically; and directing a transmission of the electronic application to the carrier of the insurance/benefits product for approval or denial, where upon receiving an approval response or a denial response from the carrier, notifying a customer of the approval response or the denial response for the insurance/benefits product.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR FUNDING INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCING CONTRACTS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276248.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus, system, method, and computer program product for funding insurance premium financing contracts and loans by a premium financier related to an insurance contract on behalf of an insured entity. Interest can be paid from the premium finance company to an insurance company associated with the insurance contract between a start date and a remittance date on which a premium payment is made on the insurance contract.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System for Determining Shortage Costs]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276253.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system that can determine shortage costs in a repeatable and sustainable manner. In certain embodiments, the system takes into account different shortage costs that impact different organizations and weight those shortage costs against the costs to expedite material in to cover those shortages. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the system can continue to be updated based on changing needs of the business and to reflect a true impact of unit shortages so accurate expedite decisions can continue to be made and accounted for that are of the most economic benefit to a manufacturer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PRIORITIZING CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS AT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276255.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to software for prioritizing client engagements at accounting practices. The disclosure describes various data inputs, a business objectives preference module, an optimization engine, user schedule(s), and, in an embodiment, a database or data warehouse. The optimization engine receives requests for new clients, requests for new projects for existing clients, or the like, receives business objectives, receives a current client engagement schedule and receives various additional input data, preferences, or user settings. The engine outputs an updated client engagement schedule, including, for example, whether undertaking the new client or project is advisable based on some or all of the input data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD FOR COMPUTING AN ENTERPRISE PROCESS COMPLIANCE INDEX]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276256.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Techniques for computing an enterprise process compliance index are provided. The techniques include obtaining an enterprise process, obtaining a compliance policy, segmenting the enterprise process into at least one process step and the compliance policy in at least one policy clause, and computing an enterprise process compliance index, wherein computing the enterprise process compliance index comprises determining an applicability of the at least one process step to the at least one policy clause.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and Method for Determining and Managing Risk Associated with a Business Relationship Between an Organization and a Third Party Supplier]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276257.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Aspects of this invention are directed to a method for determining and managing risk associated with a business relationship between an organization and a third party supplier. A further aspect of this invention relates to a system that allows the organization to manage risk and compliance processes. Further aspects of this invention relate to identifying a potential third party for conducting a business relationship, obtaining information about the third party relating to the risk associated with the business relationship with the third party, and generating at least one score related to the risk associated with the business relationship with the third party.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING WORKFORCE TALENT SUPPLY]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276258.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems and methods for estimating workforce talent supply. Candidate resumes are received in electronic form and expressed in natural language. The natural language expression of the candidate resumes is analyzed to extract elements expressed in candidate resumes and to convert extracted elements into a normalized form. A sampling database of candidates is built using normalized form of elements produced by the analysis of candidate resumes to provide an element-level description of each candidate in the sampling database. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is used to determine the national supply of workforce talent by occupation, and the national or regional workforce supply of talent is estimated at an element level by statistically extrapolating the information in the sampling database in accordance with the BLS data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AGGREGATING RISK IN AN ENTERPRISE STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276259.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system for aggregating risk data in an enterprise strategy and performance management is provided. The system, in one example embodiment, includes a risk fetching module to obtain risk exposure data, the risk exposure data related to one or more objectives, a risk data parser to determine a first objective from the one or more objectives, a selector to determine source risk exposure values from the risk exposure data, the source risk exposure values being related to the first objective, an aggregator to aggregate the source risk exposure values related to the first objective into an aggregated risk value, and a mapping module to determine a performance goal corresponding to the first objective. A view generator may be provided to generate a combined view to include performance data related to the performance goal and the aggregated risk value.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Assessing Risk]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276260.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems, methods, and apparatus, including software tangibly stored on a computer readable medium, involve a future deadline for completion of a project milestone. An estimate of an amount of time slippage associated with the future deadline is received. A probability of missing the future deadline is calculated based on the estimated amount of time slippage and an amount of time remaining until the future deadline.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ASSESSMENT METHOD FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT DECISIONS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276261.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A risk assessment method for process improvement decisions applying for semiconductor process change comprises: performing a risk assessment evaluation to compute a polarity (plurality?) of items corresponding to their values, generating a risk assessment evaluation value to determine if the risk assessment evaluation value is in a risk setting value, go to next two steps; not, go to next step; performing an active inspect for the polarity (plurality?) of items corresponding to their item setting values, if not satisfied with the active inspect, repeat the above step; if not, transferring the semiconductor process change to online process.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Framework for realization of web 2.0 features]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276263.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method to shape one or more features of Web 2.0 in the form of Web 2.0 solutions, using Web 2.0 realization framework, to the plurality of enterprises is disclosed. The method includes identifying the respective enterprises computing infrastructure and a business application needs of the respective enterprises. The respective enterprises current support system is also measured to find the feasibility of implementing the features of the Web 2.0. The method further comprises offering one or more Web 2.0 features to the respective enterprises based on the business activity. The method includes providing the Web Realization Cycle (WRC) for controlled implementation of Web 2.0 features to the respective enterprises.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SERVICE DEPLOYMENT SIMULATOR]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276265.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A decision management system simulates a communications network service deployment using business and technology changeable parameters, a base case model, a network cost model and a bandwidth model. The simulations may be performed for different sets of changeable parameters to generate multiple candidate solutions. These solutions are analyzed to identify a solution for deploying the communications network service.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT METHOD USING AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276266.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An image forming apparatus determines whether workflow information is included in a received print request. When the workflow information is included in the received print request, the image forming apparatus analyzes the workflow information and calculates a limit date/time to be notified to workers taking charge of respective steps of a workflow. The image forming apparatus prepares E-mail data including information that indicates the limit date/time. The image forming apparatus sends the prepared E-mail by referring to mail addresses of the workers taking charge of the respective steps of the workflow.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING WEIGHT DATA RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276267.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The subject matter discloses a method of handling weight data related to transportation, comprising receiving weight data from a passenger, a representative, or the passenger; accumulating the weight data associated with a specific trip and determining the amount of fuel required for the specific trip as a function of the accumulated weight data. The subject matter also discloses an apparatus for implementing the method and a method of doing business utilizing the data analyzed by the method]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Software identifier based correlation]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276269.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with software identifier based correlation are described. One example system includes an identifier data store to store a first identifier that uniquely identifies a discovered instance of a software title installed in an enterprise. The first identifier is discoverable from the discovered instance and may be provided by a discovery logic. The second identifier identifies a known instance of a software title associated with the enterprise and is provided from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) data store by an ERP logic. The example system may also include a correlation logic to identify a correlation between the discovered instance and the known instance based on a relationship between the identifiers. The example system may also include an update logic to selectively update a value in the ERP data store based on the correlation.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method For Analyzing Maintenance Operations And Assessing The Readiness Of Repairable Systems]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276276.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An automated method for assessing the readiness of a plurality of repairable systems, such as a fleet of aircraft, is provided. In addition to identifying the repairable systems that will be operational, the relative state of readiness of the repairable systems is determined such that the repairable systems that are most likely to successfully complete the designated task can be selected. Additionally, an automated method of analyzing the maintenance operations performed upon a plurality of repairable systems, such as a fleet of aircraft, is provided. In this regard, the relative states of readiness of the repairable systems are determined and maintenance resources are allocated based upon the respective measures of the relative states of readiness of the repairable systems. As such, maintenance operations scheduled for the aircraft that will have the greatest state of readiness upon completion of the maintenance operations can be prioritized.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimized Appointment Scheduling Method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276277.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An appointment scheduling method wherein available time slots for an appointment are ranked according to the result of a balancing of importance factors adhered by an enterprise to weights associated with the available time slots such as efficiency of use of resources, urgency of examination, financial impact etc.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method for Processing a Linked List of Time Segments]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276278.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An appointment scheduling method and associated user interface wherein an overview of appointments of a patient, an overview of the agendas of involved resources and details on an instantiated appointment are displayed on a single screen permitting verification and confirmation of an instantiated appointment by the user.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Using Alerts to Bring Attention to In-Store Information]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276280.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method is provided that uses alerts to bring in-store information that is of interest to the attention of team members working in a retail store. To send an alert to a team member logged in to a device data, data from a source is evaluated against business rules. An event is generated when a piece of data satisfies the business rules. The event indicates that the piece of data is of interest. A task is activated for the event and assigned to the team member acting in a role associated with the source of the event. An alert is sent to the device that the team member is logged in to indicating that the team member has been assigned the task.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EFFECTIVE TASK MANAGEMENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276281.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for effective employee assignment including determining a number of employees needed to perform each of a plurality of tasks, determining a skill flexibility index (SFI) of each employee, determining a job quality index (JQI) of each employee, determining a minimum acceptable (min. JQI) for each task, and for each task, in an order from highest min. JQI to lowest min. JQI, assigning each employee to the task having a JQI higher than or equivalent to the min. JQI in an order from each employee with a lower SFI and a higher JQI to an employee with a higher SFI and a lower JQI until the number of employees needed to perform the task is assigned or there are no more available employees to assign to the task having a JQI higher than or equivalent to the min. JQI of the task. A corresponding system and computer program product.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[APPOINTMENT REMINDER AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276282.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A service package includes a brochure that includes general information related to a service provided for a client by a service provider. An appointment notifier may be inserted into the brochure. A client-specific insert may also be inserted into the brochure. The appointment notifier may include a reminder packet with information related to the date and time of day of a future service appointment between the client and the service provider and a gift card for use by the client. The client-specific insert may include client-specific information relating to the service provided for the client by the service provider.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SCREENING ELECTRONIC SERVICE REQUESTS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276283.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A facility for screening service requests for requesting assistance is described. The facility receives from a user a service request that requests assistance with solving a problem associated with a system accessible to the user and includes information related to the system. The facility searches a collection of system status information for at least one entry that corresponds with the received information related to the system. Where a corresponding entry is found, the facility provides to the user an indication of the correspondence and an opportunity to cancel the service request.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SEARCH ENGINE TO BROKER ADVERTISER WITH PUBLISHER]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276285.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for brokering advertisers and publishers includes crawling internet websites to extract information from publisher websites including at least one of keywords, tags, images, digital media, or combinations thereof, collecting browser activity data as monitored from users browsing the websites; reverse indexing the publisher information in relation to corresponding browser activity data in a database according to a plurality of attributes included in the browser activity data; and enabling advertisers to keyword search the reversed indexed information through a search web server that is coupled with the database, wherein the search web server returns relevancy-based search results together with publisher information that enables the advertisers to contact the publishers regarding purchasing advertising inventory on publisher websites.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MEASURING PRODUCT CONSUMABILITY]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276286.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Product consumability can be measured by recording customer interaction with customer support mechanisms and mapping the resulting data into consumability characteristics. The consumability characteristics correspond to specific customer experiences with various features and processes throughout the product lifecycle. Through an examination of data mapped into the various consumability characteristics, the vendor or manufacturer can focus on improving features or processes associated with the product.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and Method for Predicting Likelihood of Customer Attrition and Retention Measures]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276289.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a system and method for customer retention. Historical transaction and customer data may be received from stores. Likewise, recent customer transaction data may be received from the stores. The transactions are linked to each customer. Attriters, historical customers who discontinued shopping, are identified. Next, risk factors for attrition may be identified by examining the attriters' transaction history for commonalities. From the risk factors a loss model may be generated. The loss model may be used, in conjunction with current transaction data, to generate the likelihood of loss for each of the current customers, which may then be reported. Retention measures may be generated for each customer by comparing the customer's transactions to the loss model and the risk factors. The retention measures may be outputted to the stores, and a price optimization system. Likewise, the retention measures may be validated by comparing actual customer loss to the loss model.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELING WORKFORCE TALENT SUPPLY TO ENABLE DYNAMIC CREATION OF JOB SPECIFICATIONS IN RESPONSE THERETO]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276295.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems and methods for modeling workforce talent supply to enable dynamic creation of job specifications in response thereto. A sampling database is built of candidates using normalized form of elements derived from candidate resumes to provide an element level description of each candidate. The national or regional workforce supply of talent is estimated at an element level by statistically extrapolating the information in the sampling database in accordance with BLS data. A job specification is analyzed to determine a corresponding set of normalized elements. The corresponding set of normalized elements is compared to the estimated workforce supply to determine the degree of match at an element-by-element level. The degree of match is presented at an element-by-element level so the user can identify how elements in the job specification affect the degree of match with the estimated workforce supply and so that the user may alter the job specification if desired.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business profit resource optimization system and method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276296.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A business profit and resource optimization system that calculates an employee evaluation, comprising an input component that is utilized to input assessment data related to characteristics for a currently assessed employee, utilizing the assessment data from a plurality of evaluators, an idea component that analyzes ideas of the currently assessed employee in terms of idea success year over year and a display component that interacts with the input component and allows viewing of an employees evaluation.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REVIEWING AND MANAGING EMPLOYEES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276297.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method are provided for reviewing employees of a company that includes displaying a grid with potential along one axis and performance along a second axis, and placing each of a select group of employees in one of the boxes defined by the grid. The employees may be moved from one box to another box and the employees may be displayed with an indication of previous box placement. The movements may be tentative then confirmed. The number of employees permitted in a box may be dependent on organizational business needs. A side-by-side comparison of two or more employees may be provided based on organizational needs, e.g. the needs of a position. Rules may be defined for placing employees in boxes based on different evaluation criteria used by different local human resource centers. The preparation and follow-up of employee review meetings may be provided for.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Practical model for high speed file delivery services supporting guaranteed delivery times and differentiated service levels]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276271.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A practical economic and technical model for building commercial-grade electronic file delivery services that provide the same scale, predictability, and differentiated service levels as physical courier services traditionally used to move electronic data on physical media. Systems and methods for providing such services using a charge-back scheme based on congestion pricing are described.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Automated Tanning System]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276272.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A self-service tanning system and method allows salon owners to offer tanning customization in order to meet the personal needs of various customers and to meet the various FDA regulations associated with each state. The present invention allows salon owners to customize each tanning customer session to prevent over exposure for new patrons, while allowing patrons who are already tanning to tan at a more progressive rate. In addition to tanning customization, the present invention offers built-in safety features, payment options, and networkability.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Methods, Systems, and Products for Conducting Electronic Commerce]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276293.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for conducting electronic commerce. A merchant participates in an online community of merchants. Sales information is shared with the online community such that each merchant is informed of each sale of each merchant participating in the online community.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ADVERTISING SUPPORTED VPN]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276314.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Described is a computerized system including a virtual private network server operable to provide a virtual private network service, the virtual private network service enabling a user to retrieve at least one internet resource; and an advertisement module operable to furnish advertisements for insertion into the internet resource retrieved by the user using the virtual private network service. In the inventive system, the revenue generated through the insertion of the advertisement is used to subsidize the virtual private network service. In accordance with another aspect, there is provided a method involving retrieving at least one internet resource using a virtual private network service and inserting an advertisement into the retrieved internet resource. In the inventive method, the revenue generated through the insertion of the advertisement is used to subsidize the virtual private network service.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RETAILER DEBIT CARD SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276322.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods for soliciting and enrolling customers for a retailer payment instrument are disclosed. For example, a method is disclosed for enrolling a customer for a retailer debit card which includes receiving enrollment data from the customer, establishing a check writer rating for the customer based on a history of checks associated with the customer and stored by the retailer, adjusting a validation threshold score based on the check writer rating, and denying enrollment of the customer if the validation score is less than the adjusted validation threshold score. Other associated methods and systems are also disclosed.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONTENT PURCHASING/VIEWING SYSTEM, CONTENT REPRODUCING DEVICE, AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION AUTHENTICATION SERVER]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276334.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A content reproducing device ( 10 ) capable of changing over from a title list where purchased contents and unpurchased contents are mixedly listed directly to the content purchase procedure and reproducing an unpurchased content as a purchased content. The content reproducing device ( 10 ) comprises a storage medium ( 13 ) storing purchased viewable contents and unpurchased nonviewable contents, a content list generating portion ( 11 ) for making a list of the contents stored in the storage medium ( 13 ), and a controlling portion ( 14 ) for allowing a displaying apparatus ( 30 ) to display the content list made. The content list shows the contents irrespective of whether each of them has been purchased or not. Through the content list, the user can be directly authenticated by a content reproduction authentication server ( 50 ) to perform the purchase procedure. After the purchase procedure is ended, the unpurchased content is changed to a purchased content, and the content can be reproduced as it is.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Community virtual network operator]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276298.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A virtual network operator without leasing bandwidths is built with subscribers paying their bandwidths, using installed customer premise equipments as the main part of its infrastructure. These CPEs work together in a P2P manner so that self-sustaining services can be offered without an operator, with only collaborating subscribers forming a community. While the subscriber pays an amount approximating (either above or below) the cost of the installed CPE associated with the operator, the operator provides a plurality and a range of free and fee-based services either directly or through a third party vendor. A preferred CPE is a personal infotainment center device that enables personalized multimedia services such as video conferencing and a plurality of multimedia functions and services. The operator receives revenues from targeted and non-targeted advertisement, e-commerce of all sorts, and the provision of content.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Network Systems and Methods Utilizing Mobile Devices to Enhance Consumer Experience]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276300.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Network systems and methods for utilizing mobile devices to enhance customer experiences are disclosed herein. A first aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to acquire a membership to a membership program and subsequently access benefits of the membership program via a mobile device. Another aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to redeem coupons for sales transactions via a mobile device. Yet another aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to acquire a map including the location of requested items. Another aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to search for an item and in response receive the availability and in some instances a map location of the requested item. Yet another aspect of the present invention facilitates a customer to pay for item using a remote charging method.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Product Couponing and Sampling Method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276307.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A targeted method for providing coupons and samples to consumers, that provides extensive feedback to manufacturers, identifies consumers that represent a desired demographic profile, enables a convenient consumer couponing experience, controls and contains fraud through the use of expiration methods and location data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Profit Opportunities Across Sponsored Keyword Auction Markets]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276310.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods for gaining profit of a sponsored keyword auctioneer are described herein. The method begins with holding a local keyword auction, and receiving bids for it, wherein each bid is for the right to display one advertisement associated with the bid in response to the bid being allocated along with one keyword. Bid for the same keyword at other auctions are placed. Once the bidders of the local keyword auction to adjust bids, the bid at the external auction is changed by utilizing a forward looking Nash equilibrium response function.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Methods, systems and apparatus for interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276292.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system provide interactive participation during activity occurring at a college campus venue. Enjoyment for a plurality of enrolled participants is enhanced. Participants employ wireless interactive devices that present a promotional message and include user input and output interfaces. Participants are queried, and enter answers via the user input interface. The promotional messages are preferably related to businesses and other organizations associated with the college campus venue.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SELF LEARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN ADVERTISEMENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276309.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A self-learning computer-based system for managing an advertisement, including: a memory element for at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for storing: an artificial intelligence program (AIP) and a plurality of advertisements for at least one good or service offered by a first business entity; and an interface element for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer and a processor for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer for identifying a customer. The processor is for selecting an advertisement from the plurality of advertisements, using the AIP and the customer identification, and the interface element is for transmitting the selected advertisement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sim-Centric Mobile Commerce System for Deployment in a Legacy Network Infrastructure]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0275363.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A financial transaction processing system in a legacy financial transaction network for wireless mobile handset devices having an internal SIM or USIM under control of a service provider in a wireless communication network connected to an open world communication network in which the SIM or USIM has a secure part of an account management application that manages a financial account in the handset and adjusts the financial account when the user of the handset communicates a number related to the mobile number of the handset to a legacy remote card terminal which routes the number and transaction data to the secure link server of the service provider.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BEZEL FOR VENDING OR GAMING MACHINE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276320.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A bezel for use in a merchandising system is provided. The bezel includes an information display and a graphic display including one or more visual indicators. The bezel also includes a card reader configured to process payments from a cashless payment card. The bezel further includes a bill recycler access slot providing access to a bill recycler. In the bezel, illumination of the graphic display is controlled in response to information received from the bill recycler.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Methods and Systems for Self-Branding Through E-Commerce Channels, Establishing a Virtual Storefront, and Procuring Self-Branded Merchandise for Sale Therein]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276336.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and systems are provided for the creation and management of online businesses (e-Business). The methods and systems automate key business processes and enable intelligent business control. Through the use of the present invention, each e-Business can offer its own branded products for sale without having to maintain an inventory of such products.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD, SYSTEM AND ARTICLE FOR DONATIONS ON MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276345.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method, system, and computer-readable medium facilitate the making of donations on a mobile communication device. A plurality of non-profit icons is displayed on the mobile communication device. Information about the non-profits possibly including its logo and donation icons may be displayed in some embodiments. After selecting a non-profit icon, a user can make a donation of an indicated kind and amount to the non-profit represented by the icon. After pledging a monetary donation, a communications provider may collect the donation on the communication provider's bill and gives the donation to the indicated non-profit. Potential donors may be offered the option to make non-monetary donations, such as their time.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AND RESERVING AIRLINE SEATS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276251.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving airline seats. The system or method receives first data representing payment information over the network from a general purpose computer. The system or method also transmits second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about selection of seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface. In addition, the system or method receives from the general purpose computer third data representing one or more seats selected by one or more mouse clicks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Program and apparatus for workflow analysis]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276274.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A workflow extractor generates workflow information having the set names of data sets arranged in chronological order, oldest first, for each business process. A transition information generator specifies a transition relation between two continuously updated data sets to generate transition information. An important update extractor extracts update information indicating updates of important data items, . . . , and specifies a correspondence relation between a data set and an updated value. An impact level calculator calculates an impact level of each transition relation on business based on the number of appearances of the transition relation and the updated values corresponding to the data sets of the transition source and the transition destination, and outputs impact level information.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence platform]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276288.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides a new and unique platform for authoring and deploying interactive characters which are powered by artificial intelligence. The platform permits the creation of a virtual world populated by multiple characters and objects, interacting with one another so as to create a life-like virtual world and interacting with a user so as to provide a more interesting and powerful experience for the user. This system can be used for entertainment purposes, for commercial purposes, for educational purposes, etc.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISING CONTENT ON A MUSIC PLAYER]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276313.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method, system and program product for displaying advertising content on a portable music player. A method, system and program product for displaying advertising content on a portable music player based on content stored therein. The method includes checking in a meta tag for a music file being downloaded whether a URL corresponding to a content file containing advertising content associated with the music file being downloaded is specified therein. If a URL is specified, automatically connecting to the URL to download the content file associated with the music file being downloaded, and displaying, on the display of the music player, relevant content of the advertising content downloaded to the music player, where the advertising content downloaded includes at least one of: advertising related to a music file downloaded, advertising related to a music file stored on the music player, additional general information related to the music file downloaded, and additional general information related to a music file stored on the music player.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Systems and methods for mobile wireless advertising platform part 1]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276303.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system of wireless advertising platform has a handheld wireless device that has an inbound wireless data function with a storage function to be able to receive and store, audio, text, image, and flash commercial messages from a message server. The device has a message exposure function that exposes these messages to a device user from the stored memory of the device into the incoming and outgoing communication, to and from the device user. The device has a message tracking function that tracks which messages have been exposed and periodically sends an account record to the message server. The message server receives the account records and uses cumulative account records to create billing statements to the message providers. The communication use cost of the device is discounted to the device user for being exposed messages from revenue from message providers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MULTIMEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS IN A SPONSORED SEARCH ENVIRONMENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276315.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system for displaying advertisement listings in a sponsored search environment is provided. The method and system may include receiving at a server located within a network location a search term corresponding to a search request by a searcher via a user terminal, selecting at least one multimedia advertisement associated with the search term, generating a search result including links to websites associated with the search term and information corresponding to the selected at least one multimedia advertisement, and communicating the search result to the searcher via the user terminal. The multimedia advertisements may be selected based on the geographic location of the searcher. The multimedia advertisements may include rich graphical information, audio, and/or video information. The information may be embedded in the search result or a link to the information may be provided within the search result. The link may refer to first server or a different server at a different network location.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DYNAMIC INVENTORY MANAGEMENT FOR SYSTEMS PRESENTING MARKETING CAMPAIGNS VIA MEDIA DEVICES IN PUBLIC PLACES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276317.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A dynamic inventory management system and method for the identification of available inventory on a network of media devices and the optimal scheduling of campaigns, treatments, and content items on the available inventory. To optimize performance of the system, the dynamic inventory management system receives input data from a variety of sources. For example, the dynamic inventory management system receives audience metrics and campaign performance data from analytics systems, event and trigger data from event and trigger systems, and network, content, and campaign metadata from network management systems. The data received from these sources, when used in conjunction with additional rules and parameters that are received from system users, allows the dynamic inventory management system to allocate marketing campaigns, treatments, and content items to available inventory in a manner that is advantageous to both advertisers and to the network operator.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bid Modification Based on Logical Connections Between Trigger Groups in a Combinatorial Exchange]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276329.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a combinatorial exchange, rules can be input for processing bids and a desired exchange objective can be defined. A subset of the rules can be used to determine if an allocation of the bids exists that is optimal for the type of exchange being conducted. If the desired exchange objective is not satisfied, new allocations can be determined using different subsets of rules each time until the desired exchange objective is satisfied. Trigger bid groups and/or rules associated with trigger values can be used to determine whether to apply modification or discounts to bids. Item and bid groups can be partitioned into groups for the purpose of smoothing requirements. Trigger bid groups, rules associated with trigger values, item groups, and bid groups can be used for adjusting or constraining bids based on triggers, logical connectives, and adjustments.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method for Linking Network Virtual Service to Physical Service of a Physical Shop]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276331.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for linking network virtual service to physical service of a physical shop, wherein a shop owner provides a network service platform to the customers for performing a primary virtual service, saving the service content by free or charge account and assisting the customers in finishing the physical service. Such a method can assist the physical shop in attracting the customers related to the physical shop via the network quickly and effectively and providing a previous situation simulation of the physical service to the customer to increase the confidence and satisfaction index and achieving the high satisfaction of the service and further making the service more professional.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CUSTOMER ACCOUNT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276341.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system to automatically create and manage patron accounts using electronic data capture at an automated machine or kiosk, including electronically obtaining personal patron identification information from a patron identification source, such as a driver's license, determining if a patron account exists and if the identification source has expired and updating any existing patron account with the captured data. If the patron identification source is current and no account exists, a temporary account is created and a temporary patron account card supplied to the patron along with promotional offers. Patron activity is monitored at the location and used in creating a permanent patron account for providing additional offers, bonuses, and the like to the patron.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transaction System and Method for Advance a Committed Time in the Future]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276361.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Transaction systems and methods for advancing a committed time in the future are described herein. In the present transaction systems and methods, the first end can be permitted to pre-hatch a time capsule signature before the committed time. The time capsule signature scheme here is conducted based on an identity-based trapdoor relation (IDTR). Moreover, an extended time capsule signature scheme is conducted based on an extended identity-based trapdoor relation (IDTR). By using an extended IDTR primitive, the present transaction systems and methods can distinguish the time capsule signature is validated before or after the committed time t.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WARRANTY MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND RELATED DESIGN STRUCTURE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276178.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An integrated circuit (IC) including a warranty and enforcement system, and a related design structure and HDL design structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes a parameter obtainer for obtaining a value of a parameter of the IC; a warranty data storage system for storing warranty limit data regarding the IC; a comparator for determining whether a warranty limit has been exceeded by comparing the value of the parameter to a corresponding warranty limit; and an action taker for taking a prescribed action in response to the warranty limit being exceeded.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AMASSING INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY PARTICIPANT BEHAVIORS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276230.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Particular embodiments provide recommendations based on community affiliation. In one embodiment, the method determines a query from a target user. A community in which the target user is a member is then determined. The community may include a plurality of members that have joined the community based on a common interest. User activity information is analyzed for at least a portion of the members of the community to determine a recommendation for the query. The user activity information is determined to be of interest to the target user based on the target user's membership in the community. For example, based on the user's membership in the community, recommendations as to what other members in the community liked can be correlated to the query for the target user. Thus, the recommendation may be provided to the user based on what other users in the community liked.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Systems And Methods For Selecting Flour]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276268.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Flour may be treated to denature the proteins and modify starches. The invention includes methods and systems for determining whether to use treated flour or untreated flour. The invention also includes methods and systems for determining whether to treat flour or not.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[INCENTIVE-BASED WASTE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276299.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An incentive-based waste reduction system and method thereof are disclosed herein. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an incentive-based waste reduction system comprises a collection means comprising at least a load-determining device, the collection means for obtaining a quantifiable measure of waste material from an entity, a value associated with the quantifiable measure of waste material, an adjustment factor for adjusting the value associated with the quantifiable measure of waste material, determined from an algorithm, the algorithm taking as an input at least a predetermined factor, a credit value associated with at least a quantifiable measure of deposited waste material, and a reward value associated with the credit value.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and Method for Identifying Ideas]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276301.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for associating value with ideas. Unit of value indicators are issued to users. Ideas are identified by the users and submitted to the system. The users make requests to associate the unit of value indicators with the submitted ideas. As a result of an award event, an award winner is issued additional unit of value indicators. The award winner further associates such unit of value indicators with the ideas.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Advertising revenue sharing]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276302.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for compensating all parties involved in producing the income stream for a content distributor is presented where the content-hosting site, the content writer and the user doing the interaction with paid contents receive a fair share of the generated income stream.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apparatus and Menthod for Incentive Marketing]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276304.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An incentive marketing apparatus and method provides a purchaser of an item at a store or other retail location a chance to win an award. A unique identifier is assigned to the purchase. The purchaser provides the unique identifier to a kiosk or other customer interface device. The kiosk checks the unique identifier and provides the purchaser an opportunity to win an award based on chance if the unique identifier is validated. In one embodiment, the purchaser wins an award if a randomly generated number matches a portion (such as the cents portion) of the purchase amount. The kiosk may also be configured to dispense a short duration coupon to the purchaser that is redeemable within a predetermined period of time.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AFFILIATE AND CROSS PROMOTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276305.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for managing referrals between a consumer, merchant, and at least one affiliate; generating a referral identifier by a referral identifier generator for an affiliate to give at least one consumer, the referral identifier representing a promotional offer for at least one consumer; accepting and tracking the referral identifier from at least one consumer in an affiliate tracking system; awarding at least one consumer at least one promotion according to a referral identifier; determining the core set by each merchant; determining the core reserve according to the core and at least consumers purchase history with at least one merchant store; awarding the primary affiliate at least one affiliate reward according to the core reserve and each subaffiliate at least one affiliate reward according to the core reserve; and awarding the merchant at least one merchant reward according to the consumers purchase history with each merchant store and the core.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UTILIZING AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT REBATE PROGRAMS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276306.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Some example embodiments described herein relate a system and method for utilizing an electronic payment system to implement rebate programs. The system includes a communication module that receives at an electronic payment system a request from a first party for making a rebate payment to a second party. The system further includes a processor that is connected to the communication module and a transaction module that deposits the rebate payment into an account of the second party that exists with the electronic payment system after receiving instruction from the processor. The method includes receiving a request at an electronic payment system for a first party to make a rebate payment to a second party and using the electronic payment system to make the rebate payment into an account of the second party that exists with the electronic payment system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING CONTENT DISTRIBUTION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276311.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system for distributing content includes a content distribution platform (CDP) analysis module configured to determine an optimal combination of one or more CDP components for distributing a specified content item based on at least one content item profile. A method of distributing content includes determining an optimal combination of one or more content distribution platform (CDP) components for distributing a specified content item based on at least one content profile.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM CONFIGURATION APPLICATION AND USER INTERFACE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276270.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An interface tool is provided. The interface includes an aggregator that collects input data from a user and transforms the input data to a form suitable by a business processing system. A format component receives output data from the business processing system and transforms the output data to a form suitable by a user.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Electronic submission and management of digital products for network-based distribution]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276333.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An improved system and method for submitting, distributing and/or managing digital products with respect to a product distribution site are disclosed. The submission of digital products to the product distribution site is able to be performed by numerous submitters in a uniform and computer-assisted manner. The submitted digital products can then be managed in a largely automated manner and made available for online purchase and distribution at the product distribution site. Once a digital product is submitted, the user can access the status of the digital product submission to obtain information of whether the digital product has been approved or rejected. In one embodiment, the digital products are computer program products (e.g., computer software programs).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VALIDATED HEALTHCARE CLEANING AND SANITIZING PRACTICES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276239.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A validated healthcare facility cleaning and sanitizing system provides a comprehensive and systematic approach to cleaning and sanitizing practices at a hospital or other healthcare facility. The validated hospital cleaning system identifies hospital vectors of contamination; that is, sources through which hospital acquired infections (HAIs) may be spread. The validated system defines a plurality of modules within a healthcare facility, each having an associated cleaning process map designed to meet the particular cleaning and/or sanitizing needs and challenges faced by that module. Various stages of the cleaning process map include validation points, at which certain parameters designed to ensure proper cleaning and/or sanitizing of the module are verified.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORKING SHOPS ONLINE AND OFFLINE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276291.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Garments are presented to a consumer using a computer by reading a database of garments, wherein the database of garments includes parameters for at least some of the garments represented by records in the database of garments, the parameters including at least a garment type, reading data representing a plurality of garment types, the data including, for each type of the plurality of garment types, obtaining consumer measurements from the consumer or a source derived from the consumer, obtaining garment measurements for garments in the database of garments, comparing customer measurements to garment measurements, scoring garments from the database of garments based on garment measurements and customer measurements, and presenting the consumer or consumer representative with a computer generated filtered listed of garments from the database of garments ordered, at least approximately, according to garment scores, based on context.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Generation and Application of a Target Specific Addressable Spot Guide for Broadcast Transmission]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276312.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A target specific addressable spot-guide (TASG) comprises meta-data generated from advertisement campaign criteria, the schema of available ad-spots, the characteristics of the ads to be inserted in the ad-spot, and the ad interaction pattern and preferences of the targeted end user. The TASG is transferred into a mobile handheld viewing platform by broadcasting, and is downloaded and stored on the target viewing platform to enable the recognition, filtering, download, and storage of focused ads for a target group. The ads are inserted into the content stream at the appropriate ad-spot, based on the insertion and priority instructions contained in the TASG to enable simultaneous display of different ads by individuals in different target groups during the viewing of the same transmitted content by these individuals on viewing platforms.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING LUGGAGE RECOGNITION LABELS AND METHODS FOR USE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276089.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus and a method for dispensing a luggage recognition label having an RFID or GPS device associated therewith that allows a passenger and/or a passenger carrier to identify and track their luggage during travel, provide access to a secure network for storing customer information and travel information including a luggage inventory and itinerary information, and the ability to purchase travel insurance in association with the luggage recognition label.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PEER TO PEER NETWORK PERSONAL ASSISTANT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276284.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and computer storage media for communicating an electronic gift suggestion for a first user to a second user are provided. Accessing an online social network profile for a first user created by the first user in an online social network. Determining one or more gift suggestions for the first user and displaying the one or more gift suggestions in the online social network account of a second user. In some embodiment, the gift suggestions for the first user may be based on the social profile of the first user, based on the social profile of the first user utilizing an electronic gift wish list, or based sales data of purchasers having similar personal information and purchasing history as personal information accessed from the first user's social profile.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276364.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A computer system configured to provide process control is described herein. The computer system optionally includes a web proxy system, including a load balancer, and a cache cluster. An interface is configured to receive a user search query. A search engine is configured to receive the user query and to identify one or more corresponding events. An interface is configured to display identified events to the user and to receive a user selection of a first event. A data store is configured to store item requests received from a plurality of users for the first event, including corresponding request timing data. An optional servo system is configured to suggest an assignment of items with respect to the first event based at least in part on the number of prior item requests and corresponding request timing data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ONLINE INCENTIVE MANAGEMENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276308.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Various methods and systems are provided to facilitate the centralized storage and access of online incentives such as coupons redeemable at associated online marketplaces. In one example, merchants may provide incentive information to payment service providers that in turn may associate such information with user accounts maintained by the payment service providers. Payment service providers may permit users to view incentives associated with their user accounts, thereby providing users with a comprehensive way to manage incentives from a plurality of online merchants. In another example, merchants may advise users of previously registered incentives in response to user activities in relation to online marketplaces.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORENSIC SCREENING]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0275038.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[This invention relates to methods and system for forensic screening. More specifically, this invention relates to various methods to detect or screen for at least one designated genetic sequences in a plurality of biological sample  40  using a template  30  in conjunction with a laboratory management software  24  to automatically control a workstation and to automatically rescreen samples  40  to achieve a high level of accuracy while tracking the samples  40  for chain of custody purposes.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Information processing apparatus and data communication method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276357.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An information apparatus switches a display at a predetermined area which includes at least a part of a portion where an electromagnetic-wave emitting unit used for data communications with a data storage device is disposed, according to data communication processing with the data storage device, and emits sound generated according to the processing at corresponding timing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION FOR RISK ASSESEMENT AND MANAGEMENT FOR MULTI-MARKET ELECTRONIC TRADING]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276373.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system for providing real-time electronic information for risk assessment and management for multi-market electronic trading. The method and system dramatically improve an infrastructure used by electronic traders over a communications network by separating one or more data streams from one or more trading exchange with plural different types of electronic trading information into plural separate data streams that can be selectively used on a target device. The plural separate data streams and can be requested, displayed and used faster and more efficiently than an entire data stream including all the multiple types of electronic trading information for real-time risk assessment and management.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Modeling support system, modeling support method, and modeling support program]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276390.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A modeling support system is provided in which a model structure is extracted from stored models so as to improve a resulting prediction model using the extracted structure. In a modeling support system  1,  when information processors  15 a  to  15 c  analyze a phenomenon using covariance structure for modeling and request the modeling support system  1  for supporting the modeling, a model controller  4  acquires and controls observed variables, latent variables, and the associations between the variables of the object model. Then, a similar structure extractor  78  of a model extractor  7  compares the object model with reference models stored in a model recorder, and extracts a partial structure of the reference model having a structure similar to a partial structure of the object model as a similar structure, and then the model controller notifies the extracted similar structure to the information processor.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TECHNIQUES FOR INTERNET CAFE SERVICE PROVIDER ACCESS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276228.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Techniques for Internet café service provider access are presented. An Internet café includes one or more computers that customers use to access the Internet. Each computer of the Internet café is provisioned with a virtual machine (VM), each VM is tailored with a particular operating system (OS) and suite of services. The OS's and suite of services are regularly updated over the Internet via a Internet café service provider to keep the VM's up-to-date via remote administration that is not needed on site at the Internet café.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and arrangement for monitoring health data]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276237.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring health data. The invention relates specifically to data monitoring included in an enquiry presented to a patient. In accordance with the invention, an impulse is sent from the server to the terminal of a person living at a distance in order to present an electronic enquiry in the terminal for the person living at a distance to fill in at least partly and/or for the terminal to fill in at least partly. While filling in the enquiry, the terminal reads the person's health data measured by at least one measuring instrument for measuring the person's health data and encloses the read data in electronic form with the answer. In accordance with the invention, the health-measuring instrument is selected in the terminal on the basis of the electronic enquiry.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Healthcare Notification Method And System Including A Healthcare Website]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276243.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and apparatus enabling organizations with a need to communicate with healthcare providers regarding health-related issues affecting patient health to notify healthcare providers of a health-related issue affecting patient health are disclosed. An electronic notification of the health-related issue is transmitted by one of the organizations to a healthcare notification network, which may include a healthcare website, for transmission to a healthcare provider, where the electronic notification includes a mechanism for obtaining an acknowledgement indicating that the healthcare provider has received and opened the electronic notification. Healthcare related information, such as drug recalls and medication warnings to healthcare providers from content providers, along with other services, is provided at the healthcare website. Healthcare related information may also be provided through other websites, such as electronic prescription and electronic medical/health records websites. Other services include providing corresponding Continuing Medical Education (“CME”) courses that may enable healthcare providers to earn CME credits toward a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) required by Medical Boards. MOCs for corresponding healthcare providers along with certificates to prescribe particular medications and/or use particular medical devices may be also stored at the healthcare website and verified by third parties, such as pharmacists and medical device manufacturers, before delivery.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TOUCHSCREEN ENTRY OF CONSTRUCTION PUNCH LIST ITEMS DIRECTLY ON A PLAN]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276273.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for establishing a construction punch list system for managing and inspecting a construction project is disclosed. Plan data, of a construction project, is provided from a database in a central server to sub-contractors having field operable graphical touchscreen devices. A touchscreen device is used to display a selected plan. Using the touchscreen device, color-coded or shape-coated construction deficiency data, in relation to the selected plan, is entered in graphical and textual form. The construction deficiency data is communicated to the central server. From the construction deficiency data, a construction punch list is generated in graphical or tabular form. The construction deficiency data from the server is distributed to at least one sub-contractor, indicating needed fixes. The needed fixes are fixed, then the construction deficiency data is updated to reflect fixes. The updated construction deficiency data is accessed for inspecting and supervising the construction project.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NETWORK ACCESSIBLE CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276713.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A computer implemented method and system for transforming multiple data sources into information displayed on multiple websites and stored in a computer readable medium. One described method includes inputting two or more keywords in a computer readable medium, creating two or more data feeds based on said keywords or a combination of thereof from one or more data sources, displaying said data feeds in two or more modules located on one at least two websites; and updating said modules using said data feeds and input from users interacting with one or more of said websites.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Field 55 parser]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276344.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A payment device, method, and apparatus configured to parse customer exclusive data from a payment device or financial transaction data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AIRLINE SEATS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276252.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying airline seats. The system or method transmits data to an application running on a general purpose computer, the data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Production management system, production management method, and storage medium containing production management  program for executing the production management method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276262.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is provided a production management system that can easily build a production system of each finished product without requiring the time and labor for management of production factors. In a production management system ( 10 ), A computer ( 11 ) extracts each of the production factors required for building the production system from factor-type databases ( 13, 14, 15, 16 ), and connects the production factors extracted from the factor-type databases ( 13, 14, 15, 16 ) in series from a superordinate concept toward a subordinate concept according to a two-term relationship and a three-term relationship stored in a relational database ( 17 ) to thereby execute production system building means for forming the production system corresponding to the finished product.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Globally Distributed Utility Computing Cloud]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276771.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Various techniques are disclosed for use in computing networks such as, for example, on-demand, grid and/or utility computing networks. Examples of at least a portion of the techniques (and/or related features, aspects, and/or benefits) disclosed herein include: techniques for migrating virtual appliances from a first server grid to a second server grid via a communication network; techniques for migrating distributed applications from a first server grid to a second server grid via a communication network; techniques for delivering pre-packaged software in virtual appliances to computing systems for use in operating software applications; techniques for managing use of virtualized computing resources implemented in a computing network; exchange systems for renting or leasing computing resources provided over a computing network; techniques for offering, via a computing network, virtualized computing resources for use in deployment of one or more distributed applications at one or more server grids of a computing network; techniques for offering, via a computing network, distributed application components for use in deployment of one or more distributed applications at one or more server grids of a computing network; techniques for implementing exchange of computing resources between computing resource providers and computing resource subscribers of a computing network; and the like. In at least one embodiment, the computing network may include multiple different data centers and/or server grids which are deployed different geographic locations. In at least one embodiment, at least some of the server grids may be operable to provide on-demand, grid and/or utility computing resources for hosting various types of distributed applications. In at least one embodiment, a distributed application may be characterized as an application made up of distinct components (e.g., virtual appliances, virtual machines, virtual interfaces, virtual volumes, virtual network connections, etc.) in separate runtime environments. In at least one embodiment, different ones of the distinct components of the distributed application may be hosted or deployed on different platforms (e.g., different servers) connected via a network. In some embodiments, a distributed application may be characterized as an application that runs on two or more networked computers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[INTERACTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS IN A SPONSORED SEARCH ENVIRONMENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276316.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system for displaying advertisement listings in a sponsored search environment is provided. The method and system may include receiving at a server located within a network location a search term corresponding to a search request by a searcher via a user terminal; selecting at least one interactive advertisement associated with the search term, where the advertisement may include fields that enable specifying data; generating a search result web page with links to websites associated with the search term as well as the interactive advertisement; and communicating the data specified by the searcher to a processing server. The method may also include selecting interactive advertisements based on the geographic location of the searcher. The processing server may be located at the first or second network location and the interactive advertisements may be stored at the first or second network location.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Notification Systems and Methods]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0274278.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Notification systems and methods receive a call from a caller and prompt the caller to identify an event. A response is received from the caller which identifies a particular event. The notification systems and methods select an advertisement related to the particular event, the selected advertisement being associated with a second event of the same type as the particular event. The caller is prompted whether a reminder message associated with the second event is desired. A response is received from the caller regarding the reminder message. If the caller desires to receive a reminder message, that reminder message is scheduled.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGING SYSTEM, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276849.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[It is made possible to share information on intellectual properties between enterprises and between an enterprise and an office, and system development efficiency and maintenance efficiency are improved. An intellectual property managing system includes: a database  50  in which common information on intellectual properties and individual information are stored, the common information being exchanged among applicant enterprises B, C, an office A, and a procedure-object organization, and the individual information being managed individually by the office A, the enterprises B, C, and the procedure-object organization; a common engine  10  which executes relevant job processing in response to a job execution demand issued from an office-oriented WBL  13 a,  by reading relevant information from the database  50  and notifies a result of the processing to the demander while reflecting the information changed as a result of the processing, in the common information and the individual information in the database, according to correspondence information in a data synchronization master  57.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEMENT AND DISPLAY SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276319.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An advertisement management and display system includes marketing management software, a client advertisements database communicating with the marketing management software, at least one table and at least one content display device carried by the at least one table and communicating with the marketing management software. The client advertisements database is adapted to store at least one advertisement, the marketing management software is adapted to receive the at least one advertisement from the client advertisements database and the at least one content display device is adapted to receive the at least one advertisement from the marketing management software and display the at least one advertisement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RFID IONOSPHERE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276326.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method, system, and apparatus are disclosed wherein an RFID transponder response signal is coupled with a data file as an identifier. The RFID transponder response signal is used in its raw, or a digitized version of its raw, state.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Low-Power Subsystem for Portable Computers]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276330.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A low power subsystem for a portable computer is described. In one example, the portable computer includes a computer system and low power multimedia center. The computer system includes a central processing unit, a system memory, a mass storage device, and a user interface, the computer system having a low-power mode in which the CPU, system memory, and user interface are inactive. The low-power multimedia center includes a low power processor coupled to the mass storage device, a low power memory coupled to the low power processor, a miniature display to display multimedia from the mass storage device, and an external user interface coupled to the processor, independent of the computer system to control the displaying of multimedia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND NETWORKED SYSTEM OF INTERACTIVE DEVICES AND SERVICES OFFERED FOR USE AT PARTICIPATING SOCIAL VENUES TO FACILITATE MUTUAL DISCOVERY, SELF-SELECTION, AND INTERACTION AMONG USERS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276355.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for self-selection by pairs of mutually-interested individuals among current or sometime visitors to participating social venues, including interactive client devices provided on a pay-to-use basis at each venue and connected via an external network to servers hosting a secure database storing user information together with software to manage the interactions between devices and database. The method comprises displaying on client devices digital photo and/or other data created by first user for the purpose of self-introduction; allowing second user to respond to first user's displayed self-introduction; and establishing, without requiring the disclosure of any user identity or access information, a link for subsequent communications between those users. Such a link supports several novel methods of convenient-yet-anonymous communications; provides inherent exclusivity, exposing no address or identifier that might be passed to a third party; and verifies prior mutual consent for every interaction.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPLEMENTING A LOCATOR SERVICE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276236.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a locator service are provided. A method includes receiving object identification information and location identification information from a vehicle. The location identification information indicates the presence of the vehicle at a parking space. The method also includes creating an occupancy record that includes the object identification information and the location identification information. The method further includes receiving a request to locate the vehicle during an exiting process, the request including at least a portion of the objection identification information. The method further includes retrieving the location identification information from the occupancy record associated with the object identification information, and presenting the location identification information of the parking space to the operator. The location identification information is received at the computer system via a radio frequency identifier associated with the parking space.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COLOR FORMULATION SELECTION PROCESS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276254.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A computer-implemented method of repairing a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes steps of estimating the cost of performing repairs to a damaged vehicle and determining a refinish paint formulation for refinishing a vehicle by conducting a computer-based search for a refinish paint formulation that best matches the vehicle's original finish prior to performing the repair work on the vehicle, where the repair work comprises performing any body work, mechanical systems work and/or electrical systems work and refinishing the vehicle.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATION AND PLAYBACK OF SUPPLEMENTED VIDEOS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276805.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer's interaction with the supplemented videos.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING BUSINESS PROCESSES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276624.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and apparatus for facilitating a business process communication and managing business processes. First business process data is obtained from at least one first trading participant and processed at a process management platform configured to automatically determine second trading participants to satisfy the first business process data. A second protocol is identified for conducting business transactions used by the second trading participants. Second business process data is generated from the first business process data. The second business process data includes a set of transaction messages having a data format in accordance with the identified second protocol. The second business process data is transmitted from the process management platform to the second trading participants. The first and second trading participants conduct the business transactions in accordance with their respective protocols for conducting business transactions. The process management platform is configured to process at least one proprietary transaction definition format.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nagivation Provision System and Framework for Providing Content to an End User]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276318.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to navigation devices and to the provision of both data and functionality to navigation devices. The invention provides a navigation device running basic navigation framework software, supporting a complete navigation content provision framework, wherein the framework can support a fixed set of plug-in software object types. The supported plug-in software can provide data and additional functionality to the navigation device. Plug-in software objects can be downloaded to the navigation device from a server which is also part of the framework. The download can be via a wireless network, during operation of the navigation device, and in response to user selections on the navigation device.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION AND CAUSING AN ACTION BASED ON THAT INFORMATION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276338.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A physical objects tracking system and a method for sharing information about objects and causing an action based on that information is provided. Short range communication networks collect data which identify physical objects and attributes associated with the objects. Long range communication networks provide both central data processing equipment, which is hosted by a trusted third party, for aggregating and storing the collected data and user terminals for enabling authorized user to access the data processing equipment and to evaluate the aggregated data. The authorized user is enabled to define a business rule, which specify a matching condition and an action. The matching condition is matched against the aggregated data and if it is determined that the matching condition is fulfilled, the action is executed. Embodiments implementing an auto-ID clearing and risk management process and a secondary market process are introduced.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Robot and Server with Optimized Message Decoding]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276218.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for optimizing message transmission and decoding comprises: reading data from a memory of an originating device, the data comprising information regarding the originating device; encoding the data by converting the data to a subset of words having a ranked recognition accuracy higher than the remainder of words; transmitting the encoded data from the originating device to a receiving system audibly as words via a telephone connection; utilizing a voice recognition software to recognize the words; decoding the words back to the data; and taking a predetermined action based on the data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Patient Care and Treatment Data Structure and Processing System]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276241.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An expected outcome data system stores data representing a plurality of different expected outcomes of patient care and treatment for use in providing healthcare to a patient. An acquisition processor acquires data representing an expected outcome of treatment associated with a medical problem for storage in a repository. A repository, electrically coupled to the acquisition processor, includes data representing a plurality of different expected outcomes; an individual expected outcome has an expected outcome name and is characterized by expected outcome attributes; an individual expected outcome has a plurality of attribute properties determining how an expected outcome attribute is represented. Expected outcome attributes include a focus term indicating a topic of an expected outcome, an expected outcome likelihood term indicating an assessment of likelihood of the associated corresponding expected outcome, and a client term indicating at least one target person for care. The attribute properties include a format attribute property indicating a format constraint of an expected outcome attribute and a content attribute property indicating a content constraint of an expected outcome attribute. A retrieval processor, electrically coupled to the repository, retrieves data representing at least one expected outcome from the repository.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PROCESS AND SYSTEM TO DETERMINE COMMERCIAL AIRLINE ARRIVALS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276250.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus, a method, a system and a computer program for providing users with early and accurate information relating to a status of a particular flight. Early and accurate information relating to a status of a particular flight is provided to the user. The method includes receiving user data that includes aircraft departure information, determining inbound aircraft data based on the user data, receiving constraint status information, generating update status data based on the inbound aircraft data, outbound aircraft data and constraint status information, and sending an update status message to the user.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276290.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention is directed to a method for facilitating a real estate transaction comprising the steps of receiving at least one site performance criteria from at least one prospective buyer, receiving prospective site data regarding at least one prospective site from at least one prospective seller, calculating the value of at least one prospective site metric using the prospective site data wherein the at least one prospective site metric corresponds to at least one of the site performance criteria, evaluating the at least one prospective site metric using a predetermined set of filtering criteria, determining whether the at least one prospective site meets the site performance criteria based on the evaluation of the prospective site data and the at least one prospective site metric and displaying the degree to which the at least one prospective site meets the site performance criteria.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Litigation-related document repository]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276406.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A litigation-related document repository for management and exchange of documents independent of courts or other tribunals. Users can upload litigation-related documents for on-line case folders in order to exchange documents with other parties to a dispute or other users. The repository maintains the documents in a common format in a structured database and can convert the documents for uploading to the database or downloading to user machines. It can also provide various services such as searching for documents and managing case folders. Users can select various fee-based approaches for access to the repository, including paying time-based fees, session-based fees, or agreeing to receive on-line advertisements in exchange for access.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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