Method and apparatus for multivariate allocation of resources
To achieve the foregoing, and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, a method and apparatus are disclosed that provides an efficient solution for the multivariate allocation of resou... Read More
Inventors: Chavez, Thomas A.; Dagum, Paul;, Assignee: Rapt Technologies Corporation (San Francisco, CA) |
Inventory and price decision support
1. Software stored on a machine-readable medium that configures a machine to do the following: from data that includes prices and unit sales of an item of commerce for a succession of time periods dur... Read More
Inventors: Woo, Jonathan; Levy, Michael; Bible, John;, Assignee: ProfitLogic, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) |
Network access control system and process
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a system and process for network access control that allows customized Internet content monitoring based on a centralized permit model. It is ... Read More
Inventors: Willens, Steven M.;, Assignee: Livingston Enterprises, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA) |
Bi-directional information exchange mechanism for collaborative network navigation among a group of user terminals
In one aspect, the invention provides a method for exchanging information retrieved from a plurality of information repositories among a group of terminals. The method comprising the steps of: (A) des... Read More
Inventors: Choung, Byung-Sun; Gula, Robert;, Assignee: NCR Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
Automated banking machine and system
What is claimed is: 1. Apparatus comprising: an automated transaction machine located at a first location, wherein the machine includes: at least one transaction function device in the machine, wherei... Read More
Inventors: Drummond, Jay Paul; Blackson, Dale; Cichon, Bob A.; Ess, Joseph C.; Moales, Mark A.; Weis, David W.; Smith, Mark D.; Church, James;, Assignee: Diebold Incorporated (North Canton, OH) |
Policy-based multivariate application-level QoS negotiation for multimedia services
It is an object of the invention to provide an extensible, distributed, policy-based, object-oriented framework for managing multimedia resources and providing resource discovery and negotiation durin... Read More
Inventors: Lumelsky, Leon L.; Manohar, Nelson R.; Wood, Stephen P.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Copyright information management system
The invention claimed is: 1. A copyright information management system comprising: A first subsystem having a copyright information management program unit that manages copyright information in a copy... Read More
Inventors: Nagata, Tomohiro; Nagi, Takashi; Iwamoto, Masao; Sakamoto, Hitoshi;, Assignee: Sunmoretec Co., LTD (Kyoto, JP) Suntory Limited (Osaka, JP) |
Print drum for a postage meter
According to the present invention, there is provided a print drum for a postage meter, comprising: a drum structure defining a drum longitudinal axis, an outwardly facing printing region and a plural... Read More
Inventors: Bannister, Raymond L.; Close, Frederick C.; Loeber, Peter J.;, Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford, CT) |
Insertion machine with postage categorization and selective merchandising
OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows two parallel feed tracks or conveyors 20 and 22 which run parallel to one another in the direction of respective arrows 24 and 26. The first conveyor 20 travels past nine... Read More
Inventors: Baggarly, Brad A.; Scullion, Christopher K.;, Assignee: Bell & Howell Phillipsburg Co. (Skokie, IL) |
Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Reference is now made to FIG. 1. A mailer unit shown generally at 112 is utilized to generate mailpieces including suitable postage revenue blocks including necessary info... Read More
Inventors: Cordery, Robert A.; Pauly, Steven J.; Pintsov, Leon A.;, Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford, CT) |
Method of checking daily consumption of postal charges by a postage meter and a postage meter enabling such monitoring to be performed
This example includes a protected enclosure EN containing electronic circuits that must be kept out of reach of the user in order to avoid fraud. These electronic circuits comprise: a microprocessor ... Read More
Inventors: Mourgues, Bernard;, Assignee: Neopost Industrie (Bagneux, FR) |
Interactive process for applying or printing information on letters or parcels
In accordance with the above objects, the present inventor provides an interactive process for applying or printing information on letters and parcels. Using Optical Character Readers (herein called O... Read More
Inventors: Reiter, Joshua J.;, Assignee: |
Cardless method for reducing fraud in healthcare programs
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Before explaining the present embodiments in detail, it is to be understood that the embodiments are not limited to the particular embodiments herein and it can be practi... Read More
Inventors: Wood, Richard Glee; White, Jr., Wesley Jack;, Assignee: |
Method and system for enhancing communications efficiency in data communications networks
It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide a method and system to be utilized in data communications. It is therefore another object of the present invention to provide a method an... Read More
Inventors: Fisher, Bradford Austin; Hayes, Jr., Kent Fillmore; O'Hare, Anthony Brian; Saylor, Charles Ray;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Self-tuning statistical resource allocation for multipoint network events
The present invention solves the above problem by providing a method for dynamically allocating MCU resources during a multipoint network event. This occurs by determining the number of MCU resources ... Read More
Inventors: Baxley, Warren Edward; Adams, Jeffrey Charles; Nylander, Eric Jay; Harbert, Douglas Earl;, Assignee: Polycom, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA) |
Digital advertisement insertion system
What is claimed is: 1. Digital advertisement insertion system comprising: an analog source of motion video information; apparatus adapted for digitizing, compressing and storing the motion video infor... Read More
Inventors: Fasciano, Peter J.; Garmon, Paul D.; Peters, Eric C.;, Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc. (Tewksbury, MA) |
Game of skill playable by remote participants in conjunction with a common game event where participants are grouped as to skill level
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 illustrates the overall communications and control network used with the present invention and includes a central computer system (CCS) 11 which regulates or controls t... Read More
Inventors: Berner, Mark K.; Lockton, David B.;, Assignee: Interactive Network, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Proxy player machine
Consequently, there is a need for an efficient way to empower a proxy player at a gaming hall so that he or she can economically and practically play a game on behalf of numerous remote clients or hom... Read More
Inventors: Graves, Gordon T.; Watkins, Gary W.;, Assignee: Multimedia Games, Inc. (Tulsa, OK) |
System for merchandize transactions
An improved method and system are provided for selling merchandize like groceries. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method for selling merchandize is provided that includes receiv... Read More
Inventors: Vallabh, Rajesh;, Assignee: |
System, method, and computer program product for displaying and processing notes containing note segments linked to portions of documents
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for extracting, synchronizing, displaying, and manipulating text and image documents in machine readable form for display. In the preferred embodi... Read More
Inventors: Rivette, Kevin Gerard; Florio, Michael Philip; Jackson, Adam; Ahn, Don; Rappaport, Irving Shale; Kurata, Deborah;, Assignee: SmartPatents, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
System, method, and computer program product for generating documents using pagination information
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for extracting, synchronizing, displaying, and manipulating text and image documents in machine readable form for display. In the preferred embodi... Read More
Inventors: Rivette, Kevin G.; Florio, Michael P.; Jackson, Adam; Ahn, Don; Rappaport, Irving S.; Kurata, Deborah;, Assignee: Aurigin Systems, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
Construction of trainable semantic vectors and clustering, classification, and searching using trainable semantic vectors
An advantage of the present invention is the ability to represent information on a semantic level. Another advantage of the present advantage is the ability to automatically customize the semantic lev... Read More
Inventors: Calistri-Yeh, Randall J.; Yuan, Bo; Osborne, George B.; Snyder, David L.;, Assignee: Manning & Napier Information Services, LLC. (Rochester, NY) |
Apparatus for calculating a repair cost of a damaged car
The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for calculating a repair cost of a damaged car, which enables a worker to estimate a repair cost of a damaged car conveniently and accurately. An... Read More
Inventors: Inoue, Isao;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for automated learning tool selection for child development
These and other objectives of the invention are accomplished by providing a system in which a large number of available products consisting of toys, games, books, and allied learning materials (learni... Read More
Inventors: Minkus, Leslie S.;, Assignee: |
Electronic commerce personalized content delivery system and method of operation
Thus, to overcome the shortcomings of the prior systems, among other shortcomings, a personalized content delivery system constructed according to the present invention provides personalized content t... Read More
Inventors: Hurt, Brett A.; Henning, Keith;, Assignee: Coremetrics, Inc. (San Mateo, CA) |
System and method for managing database information
The system and method of the present invention permits the management of database information using Web browser. The Web browser will be utilized by the user to make selections that are to be delivere... Read More
Inventors: Junkin, Joseph R.;, Assignee: DataFree, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) |
Real-time control of playback rates in presentations
In accordance with an aspect of the invention, media encoding, network transmission, and playback processes and structures use a multi-channel architecture with different channels corresponding to di... Read More
Inventors: Chang, Kenneth H. P.;, Assignee: SSI Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
System and method for producing storage media images
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art, by providing a system and method for producing DVD format images, by dividing the image production process... Read More
Inventors: Rotem, Yoel; Wineberger, Erez;, Assignee: DVDemand Technologies Inc. (New York, NY) |
System and method for providing user-selected information to a paging-capable device
OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Advantages The preferred embodiments described below provide the user with control over when information is sent to his paging-capable device. With such control... Read More
Inventors: Lund, Arnold M.;, Assignee: Ameritech Corporation (Hoffman Estates, IL) |
Network engineering/systems engineering system for mobile satellite communication system
It is a feature and advantage of the satellite communication system to manage and provision the various components in the mobile satellite communication system in an efficient manner. It is another fe... Read More
Inventors: Threadgill, Michael E.; Lin, ShihChao;, Assignee: Motient Services Inc. (Reston, VA) |
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