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| Patent # | Description |
|---|---|
| US-7,359,875 |
Method for strucuring an equity issue utilizing a closed block business
entity A method for structuring an equity issue comprising: (a) establishing a holding company as an owner of a closed block business entity, wherein the holding... |
| US-7,359,874 |
Method and system for facilitating parts procurement and production
planning across an extended supply chain An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a computer-based system and method for automating supply chain functions in a network environment, and more... |
| US-7,359,871 |
System and method for managing recurring orders in a computer network The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing complete electronic commerce ("E-Commerce") transactions and solutions for a marketing... |
| US-7,359,868 |
Method and system to process remote orders A method and system for processing a remote order is described that allows a customer to remotely send a signal to a business. The signal contains the order... |
| US-7,359,863 |
Condition component framework for reinsurance An improved method and system for configuring components of a reinsurance contract to process reinsurance business transactions. Reinsurance users may use the... |
| US-7,359,797 |
System and method for displaying images in an online directory Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating an online listing, such as a yellow pages listing, that includes information... |
| US-7,359,499 |
Method and apparatus for eliminating unwanted telephone calls In accordance with the principles of the present invention, unwanted calls may be prevented. In particular, information about a particular destination is stored... |
| US-7,357,080 |
Method for creating a single continuous web from which to fabricate
mailpieces A method for producing a continuous web of printed material for use in creating mailpieces. The continuous web has a width and a length, the length comprised of... |
| US-7,356,771 |
Adaptive content platform and method of using same An adaptive content platform includes one or more content-enabled, dependent applications, each of which includes a user interface and business logic. A services... |
| US-7,356,583 |
Indirect measurement of business processes Systems and methods are provided for collecting a set of values from a computing device and associating the collected set of values with a process, such as an... |
| US-7,356,541 |
Processing business data using user-configured keys A system, method and carrier medium for locating processing parameter values in a Financial Service Organization (FSO) computer system using pre-configured key... |
| US-7,356,538 |
Configurable business controls task notification A method for performing business control task notification is proposed. The method comprises processing a combination of one or more databases and one or more... |
| US-7,356,481 |
Delivery management method and device, and delivery information service
method Method for making delivery of products more efficient, and having deliveries made that are convenient for delivery recipients. When a user (delivery recipient 3)... |
| US-7,356,479 |
Device and method for accommodating business process A process in which participants in different situations define in plural epistemological spaces can be easily accommodated. An epistemological space synthesizing... |
| US-7,356,440 |
Method and business process for the estimation of erosion costs in
assemble-to-order manufacturing operations A method for forecasting the component surpluses for a target planning period is provided. To begin this method, a planner first identifies each component... |
| US-7,355,763 |
Image scanning apparatus, method and business machine using the same Scanning errors and document feed errors are prevented by pressing originals, including thin originals and thick originals of greatly different thicknesses, to... |
| US-7,355,349 |
Apparatus and methods for providing emergency safety lighting The present invention transforms existing electrical wall outlets into an emergency lighting system for homes, hospitals, hotels, nursing homes and businesses.... |
| US-7,353,497 |
Method and system for providing an end-to-end business process for
electronic supplier qualification and... An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to an integrated computer-based method and system for facilitating supplier qualification and quality... |
| US-7,353,494 |
System and method supporting configurable object definitions The present invention discloses a system and method supporting high-level configuration of Business Object Types during development of an application. More... |
| US-7,353,398 |
Article, method, system and apparatus for decentralized creation,
distribution, verification and transfer of... The invention described herein utilizes a universally known and accepted unique item that is independently identifiable and valuable so as to be constituted for... |
| US-7,353,203 |
System and method for invoice confirmation and funding A system and method are disclosed for billers and payers to manage accounts receivable for business-to-business payments using a third-party intermediary. The... |
| US-7,353,198 |
Method and system for managing a mortgage-backed securities index A system and method for generating and managing a generic mortgage-backed securities index. Bonds are selected for the index on a monthly basis. In order to... |
| US-7,353,196 |
Configuring dynamic database packageset switching for use in processing
business transactions A system and method for dynamic selection of a database identifier, associated with a database, based on application program requirements in a Financial Service... |
| US-7,353,184 |
Customer-side market segmentation A system and method for customer-side market segmentation and categorization. This segmentation is done without disclosing sensitive private customer information... |
| US-7,350,209 |
System and method for application performance management An improved method and system for complex and integrated application performance management which tracks end-to-end computer resource consumption of a first... |
| US-7,350,150 |
Methods and apparatus for accessing information from multiple remote
sources In accordance with the present invention a process is provided for interfacing a legacy application and internet-based application and for displaying information... |
| US-7,350,100 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring data-processing system A system management method and apparatus presents in real time an importance level of a job affected by a failure in distributed systems to make it possible to... |
| US-7,349,907 |
Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving business contact
information in a computer system The present invention provides an information management system comprising a remote device, a remote database operatively coupled to the remote device, the... |
| US-7,349,892 |
System and method for automatically organizing and classifying businesses
on the World-Wide Web A method and search engine for classifying a source publishing a document on a portion of a network, includes steps of electronically receiving a document, based... |
| US-7,349,880 |
Commerce information processor, commerce terminal, commerce information
processing method, and recorded medium A transaction information processing apparatus and the like for carrying out electronic business transactions of various products and services is provided.... |
| US-7,349,877 |
Total return to shareholder analytics A computer-implemented method for analyzing the relative performance of a business unit includes: receiving financial data about the business unit; determining... |
| US-7,349,865 |
Methods and systems for monitoring the efficacy of a marketing project Methods and systems for monitoring the efficacy of a marketing campaign or project. In one embodiment, a customer database stores information about each customer... |
| US-7,349,862 |
Business intelligence monitor method and system The present invention is directed to a business intelligence monitor method and system. Business intelligence indicators are monitored by generating a monitoring... |
| US-7,347,648 |
Landfills and methods of operating a landfill Landfills and their methods of operation are disclosed. Through the controlled introduction of septage into solid municipal waste, refuse decomposes faster to... |
| US-7,346,930 |
Security framework bridge The present disclosure is a method for bridging requests for access to resources between requesters in a distributed network and an authenticator servicing the... |
| US-7,346,567 |
Conditional fee ownership home financing system and business method A method and system for financing the purchase of real property utilizing a conditional fee simple deed. Under this method a conditional fee purchaser and a... |
| US-7,346,559 |
System and method for automating association of retail items to support
shopping proposals A shopping server proposal system includes a mechanism that enhances the online retailer's existing database system with the necessary information to provide the... |
| US-7,346,555 |
Method and apparatus for client-in-charge business transaction processing The method and apparatus of the client-in-charge architecture is based upon a different approach to the problems of server bandwidth and latency, found in the... |
| US-7,346,539 |
System and method for interpreting market forces and developing strategic
business directions Systems and methods for creating new communications services are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention is a method for developing an application strategy,... |
| US-7,346,538 |
System and method for business analysis and planning A system and method for analyzing a business comprising generating a matrix for analysis and planning that utilizes trend changes in the Average Selling Price... |
| US-7,346,537 |
Business method of providing a channel for delivering and distributing
events based on a subscription model for... Sales associated with service providers are increased using an opportunistic approach based on an unexpected change in a schedule or services (time, location).... |
| US-7,346,533 |
Method and system for utilizing best practices to satisfy requirements of
a requirements specification A method and system for developing a requirement specification by a consultant for a client. The method includes communication between the client and consultant... |
| US-7,346,529 |
Method for developing an enterprise alignment framework hierarchy by
compiling and relating sets of strategic... An enterprise strategy management system includes a first software module adapted to formulate a strategy description based on an assessment of environmental... |
| US-7,346,524 |
System and method for improving the operation of a business entity and
monitoring and reporting the results thereof The present invention is a method and system for providing reduced insurance premiums to an insured entity and a reduced risk of loss to an insuring entity. A... |
| US-7,345,585 |
Network based device for providing RFID middleware functionality Some embodiments of the present invention provide middleware functionality integrated into a module of a network device, such as a router or switch, that is... |
| US-7,343,550 |
System and method for providing on-line services for multiple entities A system and method for determining a set of applications that can be accessed by a group or constituency of entitled users from among the applications... |
| US-7,343,383 |
Support for real-time queries concerning current state, data and history
of a process A computer-implemented method is provided for defining interesting portions of a workflow of a business or other type of process. Using a tracking profile... |
| US-7,343,382 |
Support for real-time queries concerning current state, data and history
of a process A computer-implemented method is provided for defining interesting portions of a workflow of a business or other type of process. Using a tracking profile... |
| US-7,343,339 |
Electronic bond and guaranty process and business method Disclosed is a method by which suretyship bonds and guaranties can be purchased and deployed over the Internet in real time, providing automatic application... |
| US-7,343,331 |
Methods and systems for managing supply chain processes A web-based supply chain system manages internal users, suppliers, and external customers to improve business productivity. The web-based system includes a... |
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