Online sales risk management system
A currency exchange provider, or other institution that provides the service of exchanging currency, can facilitate the management of risk associated with conducting business in multiple currencies. ... Read More
Inventors: Mancini, Robert S.; Rothman, Daniel J.; Higgins, Mark; Godfrey, John Henry; Young, Paul M.; Gunewardena, Arun M.; Greener, Sharon; Anagnostopoulos, Effie Konstantine;, Assignee: Goldman, Sachs & Co. (New York, NY) |
Intelligent television receiver and method of processing data therein
Therefore, it is a first object of the present invention to provide an intelligent television receiver which can receive a communication service by connection through a telephone line to a value added... Read More
Inventors: Suh, Moon-hwan;, Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Kyungki-do, KR) |
Method and apparatus for scaling a cursor on local computer to have the same size relative to a window on the local computer as another cursor has to another window on a remote computer
Accordingly, the invention provides a method of operating a local computer workstation, linked to a remote computer workstation, wherein an image which is displayed at the remote workstation is also d... Read More
Inventors: Liu, David Ying Wai;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, NY) |
System and method for automatically localizing access to remote network components using implicit agent relocation
In accordance with the aforementioned needs, the present invention provides a system and method for determining the location of a network component and a set of methods to access the apparatus and the... Read More
Inventors: Devarakonda, Murthy V.; Mohindra, Ajay; Purakayastha, Apratim; Zukowski, Deborra Jean;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Split personal computer system
OF THE INVENTION The terms "internet" and/or "communication link", as used herein, refer to any suitable communication link which permits electronic communications, such as extra computer communicati... Read More
Inventors: Freeny, Charles C.;, Assignee: Automated Business Companies (Irving, TX) |
Split personal computer system
OF THE INVENTION The terms "internet" and/or "communication link", as used herein, refer to any suitable communication link which permits electronic communications, such as extra computer communicati... Read More
Inventors: Freeny, Charles C.;, Assignee: Automated Business Companies (Dallas, TX) |
Method and apparatus for authorizing and billing communications services using a bank card financial network
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 and its discussion herein are intended to provide a description of a general computing environment in which the present invention can be practiced. The present inve... Read More
Inventors: Cook, Fred S.;, Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P. (Overland Park, KS) |
Data processing system and method for compiling data during property inspection and maintenance operations
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a data processing system for facilitating the compilation and processing of data obtained during the management of rental properties. It i... Read More
Inventors: Denny, Joseph Paul; Sternagle, Edward Wallace; Allman, Kenneth Scott;, Assignee: Rent Roll, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) |
Method of protecting against a change in value of intellectual property, and product providing such protection
An object of the invention is to provide a method of spreading the financial risks associated with the purchase, ownership and use of intellectual property. Another object of the invention is to provi... Read More
Inventors: Risen, Jr., William M.; Covello, Diane F.;, Assignee: IP Value, LLC (Hartford, CT) |
Method and system for distributing a work process over an information network
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of distributing a work process on an information network comprising the steps of: contracting members of a virtual community... Read More
Inventors: Warris, Ronald W.; Paterson, William David; Wester, John;, Assignee: Net Shepherd, Inc. (CA) |
Visual interactive response system and method translated from interactive voice response for telephone utility
A system, method, and computer readable medium storing a software program for translating a script for an interactive voice response system to a script for a visual interactive response system. The vi... Read More
Inventors: Will, Craig A.; Shelley, Wayne N.;, Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (St. Laurent, CA) |
Methods and systems for managing business representative distributions
Embodiments of the invention thus provide a method for managing a geographical distribution of business representatives. The method makes use of geographical units to which business representatives ma... Read More
Inventors: Moore, Raymond;, Assignee: First Data Corporation (Greenwood Village, CO) |
Method and apparatus for conducting electronic commerce
The present invention provides an object-oriented computer program product for providing a generic interface between an electronic commerce frontend and a business management backend. The inventive pr... Read More
Inventors: Cohen, Mitchell Adam; Harris, Tracy Mark; Sturzenbecker, Martin Clarence; Walters, James Allen;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
N-tuple or RAM based neural network classification system and method
Recently Thomas Martini Jørgensen and Christian Linneberg (inventors of this invention) have provided a statistical framework that have made it possible to make a theoretical analysis that relate... Read More
Inventors: Christian (Kø, benhavn, DK); rgensen, Thomas Martini;, Assignee: Intellix A/S (Frederiksberg, DK) |
Self-teaching robot arm position method to compensate for support structure component alignment offset
An object of the invention is, therefore, to provide a multiple link robot arm system that has straight line motion, extended reach, corner reach around, and continuous bidirectional rotation capabili... Read More
Inventors: Bacchi, Paul; Filipski, Paul S.;, Assignee: Newport Corporation (Irvine, CA) |
Super-resolution display
P. Lyon, "Edge-Blending Multiple Projection Displays On a Dome Surface To Form Continuous Wide Angle Fields-of-View", Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., pp. 203-207, Proceedings, Nov. 19-21, 1985, 7th... Read More
Inventors: Surati, Rajeev J.; Knight, Jr., Thomas F.;, Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) |
Method and system for acquiring a three-dimensional shape description
The present invention provides a method for acquiring a three-dimensional shape or image of a scene, wherein a predetermined pattern is projected onto the scene and the shape is acquired on the basis ... Read More
Inventors: Proesmans, Marc R. A. B.; Van Gool, Luc S. J.; Oosterlinck, Andre J. J.; Defoort, Filip P.;, Assignee: K. U. Leuven Research & Development (Leuven, BE) |
Three-dimensional measurement method and apparatus
The invention has the following objects, although not all embodiments of the invention may achieve all objects of the invention. An object of the present invention is to allow non-contact measurement ... Read More
Inventors: Kofman, Jonathan D.; Knopf, George K.;, Assignee: The University of Western Ontario (London, CA) |
Method and device for calibrating robot measuring stations, manipulators and associated optical measuring devices
The object of the present invention is therefore to show an improved process with a device for calibration. According to the invention, a process is provided for calibrating multiaxial measuring robot... Read More
Inventors: Roos, Eberhard;, Assignee: Kuka Schweissanlagen GmbH (DE) |
Personnel valuation program
Heretofore, however, multisided valuation data has been used only as check data against supervisor class valuators who are apt to do impartial valuation and data for demanding self-examination of such... Read More
Inventors: Kobayashi, Seiji;, Assignee: ETNA Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Multi-currency postage meter
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for converting postage expressed in a first currency denomination into at least a second currency denomination and printing the postage expressed... Read More
Inventors: Kelly, Stephen; Nicholls, Timothy J; Allport, Robert W;, Assignee: Pitney Bowes Ltd. (Stamford, CT) |
Transfer system and method for transferring amounts in different local currencies between a plurality of local banking organization
According to the invention, each entity is associated with a respective peripheral computer connected to a central computer by means of a transmission network, each peripheral computer comprising: a m... Read More
Inventors: Riboud, Jacques;, Assignee: |
Method for automatic and periodic requests for messages to an e-mail server from the client
According to this invention, there is provided a method of supplying messages in which: messages are stored on a server which is accessible by a group of clients operated by users, each message being ... Read More
Inventors: Newton, Eric Robert; MacDonald, Simon John; Cruickshank, David Richard; Clark, Phil;, Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company (London, GB) |
Method and apparatus for measuring and accumulating critical automobile warranty statistical data
It is therefore desirable to measure and accumulate operating parameter information based on vehicle usage and for analyzing the resulting information to yield critical automobile warranty statistical... Read More
Inventors: Osborn, Brock Estel; Hershey, John Erik; Welles, Kenneth Brakeley; Irving, Russell Robert; Van Stralen, Nick Andrew;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) |
Method for predicting the quality of a product
A method is provided for predicting a quality characteristic of a product to be manufactured. The method may include identifying a feature and an associated tolerance associated with the product. Furt... Read More
Inventors: Shafer, Scott; Stockner, Alan; Tian, Ye;, Assignee: Caterpillar Inc (Peoria, IL) |
Mechanical-electrical template based method and apparatus
OF THE INVENTION Additional Description One or more specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implemen... Read More
Inventors: Brooks, Ruven E.; Grooms, David W.;, Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. (Mayfield Heights, OH) |
Delivery of objects in a virtual world using a descriptive container
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The preferred embodiment of the present invention is implemented using VRML in a virtual world. An avatar is implemented to represent user, or one or more aspects of a use... Read More
Inventors: Brush, II, Abbott Purdy; Gage, Christopher Arnell Surtees; Lection, David Bruce; Schell, David Allen;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Reducing artifact generation in a vocoder
1. A computer implemented method of reducing sinusoidal artifact generation in a vocoder, said computer implemented method comprising the steps of: a) receiving a determined input energy threshold val... Read More
Inventors: Reagan, John Terrence; Znamerovskaya, Anna;, Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Eindhoven, NL) |
Method and apparatus for limited online access to restricted documentation
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the invention is presented in the context of a central facility for servicing a multiplicity of remotely... Read More
Inventors: Mehring, Dave; Palliyal, Sunil Melepatt; Zettel, Hubert A.; Frowein, Rick; Ploetz, Lawrence E.;, Assignee: GE Medical Systems (Waukesha, WI) |
Electronic wallet management system, electronic wallet device, electronic wallet management unit, and terminal station
Taking the above into consideration, an object of the present invention to provide an electronic wallet management system which eliminates the inconvenience that one may encounter when his/her electro... Read More
Inventors: Mori, Nobuyuki; Miyasaka, Michihiro; Yamaguchi, Takayuki;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP); Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
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