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7412423 Charging system and charging method  
A user, in requesting a service provider to provide predetermined service, sends to a service provider data and signature data created based upon the data. The service provider calculates a fee...
7412205 Two channel communication system using RDS datastream broadcasting  
Aspects of the invention comprise a digital mobile terminal system for accessing mobile internet services including a VHF/AM/FM radio receiver and a subsystem that handles interfaces and...
7412409 Online ordering medium and method  
Systems and methods for facilitating an on-line purchase of at least one item on behalf of a consumer are disclosed. A consumer may shop and request purchase of at least one item on a consolidated...
7412411 Methods and apparatus for gifting over a data network  
A method is provided for operating a server to allow a first terminal to provide a content gift to a second terminal, where the first and second terminals selectively communicate with the server....
7412408 Method for consolidating orders  
A method of submitting orders for products includes a customer preparing an order for submission to a supplier server. When the order is submitted to the supplier server, the supplier server...
7409351 Method and system for splitting an order in a flexible order transaction system  
A method and system for splitting an order in a flexible order transaction system where yield, scrap, and work-in-process (WIP) are calculated for reporting points in the parent order process and...
7408660 Method and system for managing delivery of digital image files to image processing labs  
A mechanism is disclosed for managing delivery of digital image files to image processing labs for printing. The mechanism involves marking a digital image file with metadata that indicates a...
7409362 Vendor-driven, social-network enabled review system and method with flexible syndication  
The embodiments of the present system include a review engine that is connected to support modules and databases that receive, store and retrieve reviews, based upon the subject and the users'...
7408665 Print service system and print service server  
A print service system capable of providing effectively a print service in the amusement park is provided. The print service system is constructed to include a print service server connected to a...
7409366 Apparatus and method for adding liquidity to an ECN and improving executions of orders for securities  
The invention provides methods and systems for improved execution of orders for securities and for adding liquidity to markets. Embodiments include receiving from customers orders for quantities of...
7409360 Method and system for computer-based auctioning of basic generation services  
A system for conducting a computer-based, simultaneous, multiple round, descending clock auction for basic generation services includes a web server for receiving bid data for one or more users for...
7409359 Configurator for configuring and displaying the appearance of an article to be configured  
A configurator and a method of configuring articles has a processor with a memory for storing at least one data record representative of the outward appearance of a type of article and data...
7406465 System and methods for ranking the relative value of terms in a multi-term search query using deletion prediction  
The likely relevance of each term of a search-engine query of two or more terms is determined by their deletion probability scores. If the deletion probability scores are significantly different,...
7406508 Capturing advertising requests from a user  
A system in which a user accessing a web environment can request advertising information without leaving the currently displayed web page. A server is communicatively coupled to a client device,...
7406437 System and method for directing customers to product locations within a store  
A method to provide directions to customers requesting information about the location of products in a store that brings the customer into the vicinity of other products in which the customer may...
7406321 Method and system for providing user-selected telematic services  
The present invention provides a system and method for providing user-selected telematics services in a mobile vehicle. The method includes accessing a menu of available telematics services and...
7406441 System and method for online human resource outsourcing and portal access  
An system and method for online human resource outsourcing is provided via online and through portal access such as obtained when utilizing wireless applications.
7406472 Integrated import/export system  
An integrated import/export system includes a database of records relating to a plurality of shipments of goods, a database server and an application server. The application server communicates...
7406427 Capture highly refined claim evaluation information across multiple web interfaces  
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention use a data processing system for capturing line item data. The method involves receiving claim identification...
7406440 Systems and methods to support approval to settle an international trade from a credit facility, such as a line of credit or a demand deposit account  
The present invention relates to systems and methods to support import-export transactions. More particularly, it includes methods and systems for negotiating terms for settlement of an...
7406438 System and method for tracking and establishing a progressive discount based upon a customer's visits to a retail establishment  
In accordance with one described embodiment, methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for determining a progressive discount for a customer. In one example, a customer is provided with a...
7403908 Devices, systems, and methods for solving challenges in telecom and sales marketing  
Handheld communication devices, such as wireless phones, include one or more application programs that permit a person to sell handheld communication products at a point of contact with a potential...
7403910 Approach for estimating user ratings of items  
According to another embodiment of the invention, an approach is provided for estimating how a user would rate an item that the user has not yet rated. The approach is applicable to any type of...
7403911 Method and system for setting an optimal preference policy for an auction  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method and system that determines the optimal preference policy for a market, such as an auction, with respect to a multiplicity of possible...
7403913 System and method for distributing recordings of live performances  
The invention is a system and method for the distribution of recordings of live audio and/or video performances to audience members at a performance. The system comprises means for promptly...
7403912 Computer software product and method for sharing images and ordering image goods or services  
A method and software is provided for placing an order for goods and/or services from a remote service provider over a communication network from a subscriber's computer, comprising the steps of:...
7403914 Client-server methods for dynamic content configuration for microbrowsers  
A microbrowser such as web-enabled wireless telephones and personal digital assistants allows a user to configure types of objects to be blocked from download including object memory consumption,...
7403906 Method and system for delivery of targeted commercial messages  
A method for delivery of targeted commercial messages. The method comprises assembling a plurality of potential purchaser profiles in an electronic file for presentation to at least one potential...
7401034 Method and system for implementing attribute-based bidding and bid comparison in an electronic exchange  
An auction method for implementing attribute-based bidding and bid comparison in an electronic exchange. A specification defining an auction for an item is received, wherein the specification...
7401032 Process for the distribution and redemption of coupons  
A data processing system issuing electronic certificates through “online” networks of personal computers, televisions, or other devices with video monitors or telephones. Each electronic...
7401130 Click fraud prevention  
Methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for detecting, by an agent trusted by a merchant and a search engine, a click on an advertisement displayed by the search engine, are described...
7401055 System and method for setting special wholesale pricing for resellers  
A system and method for calculating a special wholesale pricing between a wholesaler and a reseller for a transaction between the reseller and an end-user. A wholesale discount pricing system is...
7401140 Generation of statistical information in a computer network  
In one embodiment, statistical information is generated in a computer network by detecting reception of documents in a client computer. A server computer is notified of the reception of the...
7401045 Method for administering a credit card with a finance charge waiver period  
Method and systems for administering a credit card account are disclosed. The method comprises defining a finance charge waiver period for each one or more debits to the credit account. For each...
7401033 E-commerce activity log  
An activity log is displayed in a dedicated area in a business to consumer e-commerce web site that tracks activities that occur during a current e-commerce account session. The activity log is...
7401035 Method for selecting a group of bidders for a current bidding event using prioritization  
A method and system for selecting potential bidders or suppliers for a current electronic auction by using quantitative models to create a prioritized list of potential suppliers. A prioritization...
7398470 System and method for remote assistance  
A number of geographically dispersed automated product design systems and support systems are connected to a network. A user of a design system requesting assistance in using the design system is...
7398228 Method and system for commodity sales  
The wishes of purchasers and sellers of particular comodity items are matched using a computer database. Hopeful purchasers submit requests during a predetermined sale time frame. The requests...
7398233 System and method for conducting product configuration research over a computer-based network  
A system and method is provided for enabling respondents at their computer systems to connect with a server computer over a network, such as the Internet, and receive an executable configuration...
7398227 Methods, systems, and computer for managing purchasing data  
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention manage the purchasing data of purchasing entities. The systems and methods can efficiently and automatically analyze the purchasing...
7398252 Automated group payment  
According to the invention, a process for transferring credit from a sender to a number of recipients using a wide-area computer network is disclosed. In one step, a server computer system receives...
7398229 System and method for conducting electronic commerce  
An electronic person-to-person double auction-like system that facilitates trade in many differs sorts of item via the World Wide Web or similar such interface. A plurality of sellers can post...
7398226 System and method for networked loyalty program  
The present invention provides a system for implementing a purchaser incentive program on a network-wide level. The system associates SKU and UPC data on a network level to provide consumers with a...
7398133 Matching the fit of individual garments to individual consumers  
A method and system for specifying the fit of garments and matching the fit of individual garments to individual consumers is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes categorizing human body...
7398248 System and method for using cards for sponsored programs  
A method, system, and computer program product for implementing a marketing application using a store card as a Reward Card, Rebate Card, Pre-paid Script Program Card, Incentive Card, and/or Gift...
7395223 E-commerce based method and system for manufacturer hosting of virtual dealer stores  
An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer is disclosed. This method and system includes sending a request for detailed...
7395316 Establishing dynamic communication group by searching implicit information that is obtained through inference  
Mining human capital information includes defining one or more attributes of a communication group, extracting a target group by searching one or more of explicit and implicit data sources...
7395225 Custom-made product sales system and method  
As a server computer receives, in a communication portion, data on an appearance of a custom-made product, such as a stamp, from a purchaser computer, a preview image creating portion creates...
7395229 System and method of changing attributes an image-based product  
A system and method for changing attributes of an image-based product in which an attribute of a first image is automatically identified and a new value for a product attribute of the image-based...
7395235 Strategy independent optimization of multi objective functions  
A method for strategy independent optimization of a multi-objective function of a portfolio containing at least one investment is disclosed. The method involves the use of genetic algorithms to...