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7429973 Content display system and method  
A content display system is disclosed for offering, excellent multimedia content browsing/viewing environments to handheld device users, from a server of a communication network, by the use of a...
7430543 Method of enforcing a contract for a CAD tool  
A method for enforcing a contract for a computer-aided-design (CAD) tool is provided. In this method, a first payment for the CAD tool is made in accordance with the contract. The first payment is...
7430529 System for acquiring rights to lease well services  
A system for acquiring rights to lease well services including leassee client devices, leassor client devices, and a database server system is disclosed. The leassee client devices and leassor...
7430520 System and method for determining the level of a authentication required for redeeming a customer's award credits  
A redemption system for use with Low Authentication Promotion (LAP) programs. The redemption system includes a method for use with a network promotion system. The network promotion system provides...
7430537 System and method for verifying a financial instrument  
A system and method for verifying a financial instrument or a user's authorization to use a financial instrument. The system initiates one or more verifying transactions involving the instrument,...
7430525 System and method for sharing information among provider systems  
A system is provided wherein information is provided once, and that information is provided to multiple provider systems. Information provided by a user is stored and implemented for each provider...
7427023 Personalized transaction assistance with sensor networks  
In order to provide personalized transaction assistance using sensor networks, a user interacts with the sensor networks within, for example, a retail environment, using a wireless mobile device....
7428500 Automatically identifying similar purchasing opportunities  
A facility for identifying purchasing opportunities within a set of purchasing opportunities that are similar to a distinguished purchasing opportunity is described. The distinguished purchasing...
7426480 In-vehicle promotions system  
An in-vehicle promotions system and a method for distributing promotions information. A system is installed in a vehicle able to display promotions information from stores or other businesses...
7426481 Method and apparatus for sorting products by features  
A computer system provides product selections to a user according to a needs analysis. A database stores pre-generated product configurations and product configuration information. The product...
7422147 System and method for detecting fraudulent transactions of items having item-identifying indicia  
A method of detecting a fraudulent transaction of an item having an item-identifying indicium processes the indicium to obtain item-identifying information, and captures a digital representation of...
7424448 Method for quantity checking of product purchase orders  
A computer-implemented method for processing spare parts purchase orders includes receiving, during a manufacturing planning phase, an estimate of the number of the spare parts that will be needed...
7424446 Apparatus and method for storing predetermined multimedia information  
An apparatus for storing predetermined multimedia information is provided. The apparatus includes a telephony platform and a storage location coupled to the telephony platform. The storage location...
7424449 Computer-implemented method to provide options on products to enhance customer experience  
A computer-implemented system and method to provide options on products to enhance customers' experience. A computer-implemented system is operated that delivers to a customer an option to utilize...
7418408 Method for providing vehicle information at a live auction  
Detailed information about a particular used motor vehicle is quickly provided to a potential buyer having a personal digital assistant equipped with a receiving means. To provide the information,...
7418403 Content feedback in a multiple-owner content management system  
New functions for a contact center system include: testing user's comprehension of informational messages with a quiz; capturing insight of superior users having a KPI score above a threshold by...
7418409 System for concurrent optimization of business economics and customer value satisfaction  
A method of dynamically formulating value options that maximize customer satisfaction and company profitability includes identifying a set of demand segments for a company, each demand segment...
7418413 System and method for synchronizing restaurant menu display with progress through a meal  
A system and method monitor the progress of a meal and provide course menus in synchronization with the monitored progress of the meal. The system includes a menu application for retrieving course...
7418405 Interactive time-limited merchandising program and method for improved online cross-selling  
An interactive merchandising program includes two or more program segments that are organized in a series. Each program segment in the series includes at least one time-limited offer for sequential...
7418407 Method for electronic gifting using merging images  
An e-commerce method involves on-line viewing of a first article through a linking node for virtual merging on another structure. A particular application of the invention is directed to a gifting...
7415430 Broadcast response system  
A broadcast response system provides, e.g., a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items...
7415427 Method, computer network, and signal-bearing medium for performing a negotiation utilizing pareto-optimization  
A method and structure for performing a negotiation on a computer network, including initiating an auction and determining whether a Pareto-Optimal point is satisfied for the auction.
7415426 Method and system for providing promotions to a customer based on the status of previous promotions  
A system, computer program product and method including delivering an initial promotion to a customer, determining a status of the initial promotion delivered, selecting a related promotion based...
7415429 Providing navigation objects for communications over a network  
Communications between participants over a communications link are proxied by an intermediary, such as an Integrated Order Mechanism (IOM). Participants interact with each other through the IOM....
7415425 Systems and methods wherein a security deposit facilitates a transaction in which a benefit is applied in exchange for performance of a task  
Systems and methods are provided wherein a security deposit is used to facilitate a transaction with a customer. It is arranged for a benefit to be applied to the transaction in exchange for a...
7415436 System and method for pricing and allocation of commodities or securities  
The present invention provides an economical, high performance, adaptable system and method (designated “the OpenBook system”) for conducting an auction of debt securities to institutional and...
7412407 Method for electronically publishing a single organization's requirements in an electronic publication  
A system for electronically publishing the requirements of a buyer that reduces the time and paperwork required by vendors to transact business with the buyer. The electronic publication includes...
7412410 Automated sales support device  
A system and method for notifying salespersons of customer communications including a target item is provided. Individual customers are mapped to one or more salespersons. Target items of interest...
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...
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...
7409358 Methods and systems for coordinating a change in status of stored-value cards  
Methods and systems are provided for coordinating a change in status of a stored-value card for a customer. Transaction information is received at a host system from a point-of-sale terminal. The...
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...
7409363 Centralized management system for maintenance parts  
A centralized management system for managing maintenance parts of machines at multiple plants includes: a warehouse facility for providing a concentrated storage of the maintenance parts 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...
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...
7403915 Auction system and method  
An auction system 200 in a networked environment. The system includes a preregistration module 201 for identifying and verifying a user of the auction system. The preregistration module checks...
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:...
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...
7401074 Canonicalization of terms in a keyword-based presentation system  
A presentation system accepts presentations or references to presentations from prospective presenters. Some or all of the presentations or references are stored in a database and referenced by...
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...
7397579 In-line fabric labeling printing system and associated method of use  
A fabric label for a product, wherein at least the top side of the fabric label is conventionally printed with a printing press with general information that is applicable to a plurality of...
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...
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...
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...
7398164 Sensor network system, base station, and method to forward measured data  
The object of the invention is to facilitate the entry of a sensor node and the adoption of a protocol in the existing sensor network system effectively utilizing limited resources of...