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Method and apparatus for multivariate allocation of resources
Inventory and price decision support
Network access control system and process
Bi-directional information exchange mechanism for collaborative network navigation among a group of user terminals
Automated banking machine and system
Policy-based multivariate application-level QoS negotiation for multimedia services
Copyright information management system
Print drum for a postage meter
Insertion machine with postage categorization and selective merchandising
Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system
Method of checking daily consumption of postal charges by a postage meter and a postage meter enabling such monitoring to be performed
Interactive process for applying or printing information on letters or parcels
Cardless method for reducing fraud in healthcare programs
Method and system for enhancing communications efficiency in data communications networks
Self-tuning statistical resource allocation for multipoint network events
Digital advertisement insertion system
Game of skill playable by remote participants in conjunction with a common game event where participants are grouped as to skill level
Proxy player machine
System for merchandize transactions
System, method, and computer program product for displaying and processing notes containing note segments linked to portions of documents
System, method, and computer program product for generating documents using pagination information
Construction of trainable semantic vectors and clustering, classification, and searching using trainable semantic vectors
Apparatus for calculating a repair cost of a damaged car
Method and apparatus for automated learning tool selection for child development
Electronic commerce personalized content delivery system and method of operation
System and method for managing database information
Real-time control of playback rates in presentations
System and method for producing storage media images
System and method for providing user-selected information to a paging-capable device
Network engineering/systems engineering system for mobile satellite communication system
Update support in database content management
Data management apparatus, storage medium having stored therein data management program, storage medium having stored therein usage certificate data, and method of using data
Content receiving apparatus and method, storage medium, and server
Security system and method for financial institution server and client web browser
System and method for rejecting services in a information service system
Method and apparatus for adaptively companding data packets in a data communication system
Method and system for secure lightweight transactions in wireless data networks
Dynamic selection of network providers
System and method for providing access to the internet via a radio telecommunications network
Method and system for validating subscriber identities in a communications network
Dynamic radio link adaptation
Portable authorization device for authorizing use of protected information and associated method
Multiple credit card system
Integrated voice and business transaction reporting for telephone call centers
Information consolidation within a transaction network
Context-sensitive presentation of information to call-center agents
Access card for multiple accounts
Programmable multiple company credit card system
Computer-printer terminal for producing composite greeting and gift certificate card
Card holder-type balance reader
Method and system for providing controlled access to information stored on a portable recording medium
Application package and system for permitting a user to use distributed application package on the term of the use thereof
Automated unmanned rental system and method
System and method of secure electronic commerce transactions including tracking and recording the distribution and usage of assets
Method, apparatus and system for directing access to content on a computer network
Flexible computer resource manager
Dynamic modification of multimedia content
Networked appliance for recording, storing and serving digital images
Method and apparatus for providing access to a legacy application on a distributed data processing system
System and method for processing a request for information in a network
Secure postage meter in an ATM application
Systems for accessing the internet and geo-defined data and associated methods
Method and apparatus for managing accounts payable
Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assigned in advance of mailpieces entering carrier service mail processing stream
Flexible direct signaling system
Sender-paid electronic messaging
Time stamp authority hierarchy protocol and associated validating system
System and method for completing monetary transactions by presentment of postage value to a postal authority
Methods and systems for electronically accepting and exchanging an online gift
Apparatus and method of automatically delivering E-mail stored in mail server to arbitrary facsimile apparatus
Internet browser facility and method for the visually impaired
System and method for converting electronic mail text to audio for telephonic delivery
Image data communication apparatus and method
System and method for enabling the originator of an electronic mail message to preset an expiration time, date, and/or event, and to control and track processing or handling by all recipients
System for minimizing backwash water usage on self-cleaning strainers
Method and apparatus for cleaning filters
System for periodic fluid maintenance of apparatus
Air filtration arrangements having fluted media constructions and methods
Methane recovery process
Control circuit for floating gate four-quadrant analog multiplier
Programmable delay line
Technique for producing constructed fares
Travel planning system
Method and system for utilizing a psychographic questionnaire in a buyer-driven commerce system
Factored representation of a set of priceable units
Pricing graph representation for sets of pricing solutions for travel planning system
Methods and systems for analyzing historical trends in marketing campaigns
Integrated decision management system
Method and apparatus for delivering secured hard-copy facsimile documents
Method and apparatus for pattern generation
System and method to performing on-line credit reviews and approvals
Computerized system for facilitating transactions between parties on the internet using e-mail
Biometric system and techniques suitable therefor
Methods, systems and apparatuses for matching individuals with behavioral requirements and for managing providers of services to evaluate or increase individuals' behavioral capabilities
Network based music playing/song accompanying service system and method
Method and system of ordering visual prints from digital image data
Ballot system and method adapted for optical scanning
Automated synchronous product pricing and advertising system
Method and system for maintaining the integrity of electronic auctions using a configurable bid monitoring agent
Fluid leak detector
System for implanting an image into a video stream
Compressed digital overlay controller and method for MPEG type video signal
Advertisement reconciliation system
Non-seamless splicing of audio-video transport streams
User controlled adaptive flow control for packet networks
Method and apparatus for providing real time enhancements and animations over a video image
Method and system for waveform compression and expansion with time axis
Stress tester
Method for identification of unknown substances
Method and system for processing electronic documents
Computer-implemented methods and apparatus for alleviating abnormal behaviors
Method and apparatus for providing product survey information in an electronic payment system
Methods and systems for analyzing marketing campaigns
Supplier performance reporting
Expanded multilevel noise code generator employing butting
Teleconferencing system in which location video mosaic generator sends combined local participants images to second location video mosaic generator for displaying combined images
System and method for encryption key generation
Method of processing an E-mail message that includes a representation of an envelope
Retail system for allowing a customer to perform a retail transaction and associated method
Music distribution systems
Reproduction apparatus and reproduction method of digital video signal or audio signal
Open network payment system for providing for real-time authorization of payment and purchase transactions
Methods and apparatus for correcting customer address lists
Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system
Method for exploiting correlated mail streams using optical character recognition
Mail address reading apparatus and mail sorting apparatus
Technique for integrating electronic accounting systems with an electronic payment system
Mail processing systems and methods
Finer grained quiescence for data replication
Graphical user interface with hierarchical structure for customizable menus and control objects
Data exchange system and method
Techniques for managing hierarchical data with link attributes in a relational database
IC card for credit transactions and credit transaction apparatus and method using the same
Multi-purpose transaction card system
System enablement of automatic fare collection devices using a network
Method for enabling privacy and trust in electronic communities
Method and apparatus for providing secure access to a computer system resource
Method for estimating the price per square foot value of real property
Net-value creation and allocation in an electronic trading system
Data recording system
Automated apparatus and method for object recognition at checkout counters
System for dispensing dry agricultural chemicals
Licensee notification system
System and method for product registration
Method and system for delivering digital products electronically
Method, programmed medium and system for customizing pre-loaded software
Method and apparatus for skills assessment and online training
Vehicle sharing system and method with parking state detection
Regionally time multiplexed emulation system
Method for mixed human and computer-supported distributed scheduling
System and method for monitoring computer usage
System and method for performing discrete simulation of ergonomic movements
Startup and operational techniques for a digital flowmeter
Digital prescription carrier and monitor system
Anisotropic neutron scatter method and apparatus
Metering incoming deliverable mail to identify delivery delays
Metering incoming deliverable mail
Secure on-line PC postage metering system
Automated self-service mail processing and storing systems
Mail processing apparatus and collection box with a mail article sealer
Firewall subscription service system and method
Information processing system using information caching based on user activity
Method for parity analysis and remedy calculation
System for electronic barter, trading and redeeming points accumulated in frequent use reward programs
Computer aided real-time decision support system and method
Method and system for selling and purchasing media advertising over a distributed communication network
Multi-media information record device, and a multi-media information playback device
System and method for transferring a session from one application server to another without losing existing resources
Ad controller for use in implementing user-transparent network-distributed advertising and for interstitially displaying an advertisement so distributed
Customer billing relationships software
Electronic game system
Method for knowledge management
Method of determining the acceptability of a request to preengage receipt and/or payment of money in an ATM system using the same
Comparative performance modeling for distributed object oriented applications
Multi-transaction service system
System and method of targeted marketing
Computer-implemented decision management system with dynamically generated questions and answer choices
System configuration proposal method and tool therefor
Financial instruments and systems
System and method for financial instrument modeling and valuation
Online sales risk management system
Intelligent television receiver and method of processing data therein
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
System and method for automatically localizing access to remote network components using implicit agent relocation
Split personal computer system
Split personal computer system
Method and apparatus for authorizing and billing communications services using a bank card financial network
Data processing system and method for compiling data during property inspection and maintenance operations
Method of protecting against a change in value of intellectual property, and product providing such protection
Method and system for distributing a work process over an information network
Visual interactive response system and method translated from interactive voice response for telephone utility
Methods and systems for managing business representative distributions
Method and apparatus for conducting electronic commerce
N-tuple or RAM based neural network classification system and method
Self-teaching robot arm position method to compensate for support structure component alignment offset
Super-resolution display
Method and system for acquiring a three-dimensional shape description
Three-dimensional measurement method and apparatus
Method and device for calibrating robot measuring stations, manipulators and associated optical measuring devices
Personnel valuation program
Multi-currency postage meter
Transfer system and method for transferring amounts in different local currencies between a plurality of local banking organization
Method for automatic and periodic requests for messages to an e-mail server from the client
Method and apparatus for measuring and accumulating critical automobile warranty statistical data
Method for predicting the quality of a product
Mechanical-electrical template based method and apparatus
Delivery of objects in a virtual world using a descriptive container
Reducing artifact generation in a vocoder
Method and apparatus for limited online access to restricted documentation
Electronic wallet management system, electronic wallet device, electronic wallet management unit, and terminal station
Financial management system including an offset payment process
Apparatus and method for electronically dispensing personalized greeting cards and gifts
Audit and pricing system for coin-operated games
Method and apparatus for integrating applications in a graphical user interface environment with a rules database
Calibration transfer for second order analytical instruments
Networked computerized parking system of networked computerized parking meters and a method of operating said system
Passport system and methods utilizing multi-application passport cards
System and method of configuring value cards
System and method for secure and anonymous communications
Method and system for merchant processing of purchase card transactions with expanded card type acceptance
Conditional lottery system
System and method for hedging against foreign exchange risk associated with securities transactions
Corrugated paper installation for manufacturing of printed corrugating paper cuts with a corrugated paper machine and a rotary printing machine integrated therein
Printing system
Method of manufacture of a thermally actuated ink jet including a tapered heater element
Shoe cartridge cushioning system
Method for calculating capacity measurements for an internet web site
Method and apparatus for automating security functions in a computer system
Human resource knowledge modeling and delivery system
Serial number mask and check digit for electronic registration system (ERS)
Consumer comment reporting apparatus and method
System and method for facilitating interactive electronic communication through acknowledgment of positive contributive
Credit approval system
Automated system for analyzing charges and credits of banks and other financial institutions
Electronic calendar with group scheduling and asynchronous fan out method
Web site providing professional services
Electronic coin stick with potential for future added value
Energy network commerce system
Variance reduction technique for large scale risk management
Navigation device and method
Method of licensing software programs
Method and system for hosting applications
Location dependent user matching system
Method of information display and communication system using the method
Credit instrument and system with automated payment of club, merchant, and service provider fees
Cut set-based risk and reliability analysis for arbitrarily interconnected networks
System and method for monitoring risk in a system development program
Market research database having historical control designator
Marketing systems and methods that preserve consumer privacy
Method and system for selecting optimal commodities based upon business profile and preferences
Portfolio rebalancing by means of resampled efficient frontiers
Delivery managing system
Regenerative available to promise
Apparatus and accompanying methods for automatically modifying a financial portfolio through dynamic re-weighting based on a non-constant function of current capitalization weights
Method and apparatus for automated opening of options exchange
Risk assessment and management system
Distributed budgeting and accounting system with secure token device access
Keyless entry system
Device for the body-bound data transmission between two terminals
Non-contact system for sensing and signalling by externally induced intra-body currents
Iris recognition apparatus and method
Customer web log-in architecture
Apparatus and method for providing and authentication system
System and method for biometric authorization for check cashing
Password updating system to vary the password updating intervals according to access frequency
Method for changing a security policy during processing of a transaction request
Method and system for managing security tiers
Use of voice-to-remaining audio (VRA) in consumer applications
Method of controlling a production process and recycle of photo film cartridge or lens-fitted photo film unit
Method for determining a logical structure of a document
Application of GPS to a railroad navigation system using two satellites and a stored database
System and method for locating resources in a distributed network
Cross channel delivery system and method
System for securely exchanging data with smart cards
Data acquisition system which includes remote access to data acquisition devices
Method and system for generating management solutions
Method and apparatus for conducting an interview between a server computer and a respondent computer
Web survey tool builder and result compiler
Method for data collecting and processing
Method and system for data layout and replacement in distributed streaming caches on the Internet
Computerized system and method used in financial planning
Methods and systems for purchasing and inventory of paper and extended media products
Group notification system and method for implementing and indicating the proximity of individuals or groups to other individuals or groups
System and method for certifying information technology skill through internet distribution examination
Math game and method
Method and system for indentifying significant topics of a document
Method and interface for incorporating program information into an electronic message
Modified class loaders and methods of use
Method and electronic apparatus for performing bookkeeping
Automated purchasing control system
Office automation system with interrupt feature
Transaction monitor process with pre-arranged modules for a multiprocessor system
System and method for using parabolic models to improve position estimates from a global positioning system
Business support system
Automatic remittance delivery system
Method for providing consumers with offers
Method and apparatus for facilitating financial transactions within a communications system
Method for dynamically wrapping files for downloading
Method and apparatus for use of a time-dependent watermark for the purpose of copy protection
System and method for measuring and pricing midrange computer server outsourcing services
Method and apparatus for distributing and updating group controllers over a wide area network using a tree structure
Method and apparatus for efficient handling of product return transactions
Computer based system for imaging and analyzing a process system and indicating values of specific design changes
Method and apparatus for the secure identification of the owner of a portable device
Method and system for ascribing a reputation to an entity as a rater of other entities
System and method for creating a defined benefit pension plan funded with a variable life insurance policy and/or a variable annuity policy
Computer-based group problem solving method and system
Electronic system for parking management and personal guidance
Lamination product and method employing temporary transfer film
Card assembly method
Automatic philanthropic contribution system
Method and system for processing customized reward offers
Electrical connector for making contact with at least one flat foil conductor
Internet-based credit interchange system of converting purchase credit awards through credit exchange system for purchase of investment vehicle
Method and apparatus for full duplex sideband communication
Electronic device, unit using the same, and system
Electronic bill presentment technique with enhanced biller control
Interstitial advertising display system and method
Delivering targeted, enhanced advertisements across electronic networks
Schedule management system
System and method for coordinating operator efforts using action diaries
Self-contained payment system with circulating digital vouchers
Efficient system and method for converting between different transform-domain signal representations
E-service to manage and export contact information
Pre-paid phone card system with promotional link
System for syndication of insurance
Method and system for copy-tracking distributed software featuring tokens containing a key field and a usage field
Method and apparatus for credit card processing via facsimile
Apparatus and method for transacting marketing and sales of financial products
Internet commerce method and apparatus
Credit card system and method of issuing credit card using such a system
Gun control system
Installation system
Software security system using remove function to restrict unauthorized duplicating and installation of an application program
Method and system for reduced cost debit processing
Donation kettle accepting credit card, debit card, and cash donations, and donation kettle network
Method for streamlining the giving of contribution and gift commitments
Funds distribution system connected with point of sale transactions
Method and system for maintaining and updating computerized medical records
Inventory tracking and management apparatus with multi-function encoding unit
Engineering services coordinating system and method therefor
System and method for performing external procedure calls in heterogeneous computer systems utilizing program stacks
Binary program conversion apparatus, binary program conversion method and program recording medium
Resource allocation
System for secured credit card transactions on the internet
Four-party credit/debit payment protocol
Control-loop auto-tuner with nonlinear tuning rules estimators
System and method for selective assembly and imaging of books
Portable electronic apparatus with data remaining counter
Portable electronic device
Portable electronic apparatus capable of confirming validity of transaction data
Non-contact IC card
Core computer processor module, and peripheral shell module assembled to form a pocket size data capture unit
Modular brassiere fitment apparatus
Navigation system
Measurement-based management method for packet communication networks
System and method for recording, maintaining and viewing configuration and placement of equipment in field sites
Method and apparatus for rental storage system
Fuel pump system with automated transaction processing
Transponder distinction in a fueling environment
Fluid delivery control nozzle
Internet asset management system for a fuel dispensing environment
Automobile navigation system using remote download of data
Fuel dispensing system providing customer preferences
Method and apparatus for mitigation of disturbers in communication systems
Configuration sizer for selecting system of computer components based on price/performance normalization
System and method for providing computer upgrade information
Automated node restart in clustered computer system
System for managing computer resources across a distributed computing environment by first reading discovery information about how to determine system resources presence
Processes and apparatuses for uploading instructions to a computer
Client--server system with central application management allowing an administrator to configure end user applications by executing them in the context of users and groups
Method in a packet data network of negotiating reporting mechanisms and reporting accounting records
Method and apparatus for displaying information and information recording medium having information displaying means
Method and apparatus for executing cryptographically-enabled letters of credit
Information security architecture for encrypting documents for remote access while maintaining access control
Method and apparatus for a self-service content menu
Agent based instruction system and method
Method and system for providing dynamic hosted service management across disparate accounts/sites
Multiplexed liquid crystal display
Method for predictive dialing
Method and apparatus for dynamic and interdependent processing of inbound calls and outbound calls
Radio receiver with a radio data signal (RDS) decoder
Method and apparatus for interconnecting a messaging system and a private branch exchange
Telecommunication system with multilink host computer call control interface system and method
Call sharing for inbound and outbound call center agents
Automatic call distributor having multiple audio sources
Routing incoming calls to a PBX in response to route requests from a host computer
Interface for automatic call distributor for performing agent functions via host computer
Delay announcement group and time controller for a telephone system
Automatic call distributor with automated voice responsive call servicing system and method
Audio communications inferface, method and communications system for connecting a remote agent to a telephone switch
Method and apparatus for providing result-oriented customer service
Skills-based scheduling for telephone call centers
Method for estimating telephony system-queue waiting time in an agent level routing environment
Automatic call distribution based on physical location of wireless terminals
Methods and apparatus for determining measures of agent-related occupancy in a call center
Skill-based call routing
Train building planning method
System and process for limiting distribution of information on a communication network based on geographic location
One piece mailer form and method of processing
Method and system for licensing a copy of a copyright protected work
System and method for an efficient dynamic auction for multiple objects
Method, apparatus, and embodied data structures for optimal anytime winner determination in combinatorial auction-type problems
Computerized, multimedia, network, real time, interactive marketing and transactional system
Computer network based conditional voting system
Method of identifying cis acting nucleic acid elements
Integrated production tracking and pay rate calculation system
Method and system for evaluating quality services
Integrated automated retail checkout terminal
Control system using plural objects, a programming method therefor, and a peripheral devices control system
XML presentation of general-purpose data sources
Digital signal processor
Gameboard apparatus
Training and certification system and method
Equipment utilization detector
Operating system for handheld computing device having taskbar auto hide
Automatic commercial article renting system
Equipment utilization detector
Automated vehicle preventative maintenance system
Driver training system
Method for determining the performance components of a manufacturing line
RF tag based system and method for drive-through applications
Automatic trading method and apparatus
Document size management method and data processing computer program
High speed bar code scanning on inserters using pivotable moving beam bar codes scanners
Production mail system having subsidies for printing of third party messages on mailpieces
Postage printing system having a digital coupon distribution system
Demand planning for configure-to-order and building blocks-based market environment
Method and system for providing and utilizing file attributes with digital images
Apparatus and method for dynamically limiting information sent to a viewing device
Method for allocating physical channel of mobile communication system and communication method using the same
System and method for eye tracking controlled speech processing
Collective business system
System and method for providing continuous, expert network critical care services from a remote location(s)
Method and system for secure authenticated payment on a computer network
Method of wasting fly ash and product produced thereby
Method for solidifying waste slime suspensions
Impervious layer formation process and landfill adsorption system
Disposal of waste ash
Process for producing solid bricks from fly ash, bottom ash, lime, gypsum, and calcium carbonate
Waste containment system and method for the reclamation of landfill and waste areas
Treatment of phosphatic wastes
Method for treatment of dredged materials to form a structural fill
Method and apparatus for enhancement of prefabricated earth drains
Service interface repository
Virtual software machine for enabling CICS application software to run on UNIX based computer systems
Duplicated naming service in a distributed processing system
System for integrating data among heterogeneous systems
On-line sales and profit or discount sharing
Parcel processing system with end of day rating
System for demonstrating financial concepts and displaying financial data
Compact scanning module for reading bar codes
Optical disk having a high-density recording layer and a low density recording layer
Optical information recording medium and method of manufacturing
Network license compliance apparatus and method
Device system and method for processing information from hybrid optical disks
Multipurpose optical disc having different formats on opposing sides
Key security system for vehicle-based information node
Consumer-provided promotional code actuatable point-of-sale discounting system
Client/server based secure timekeeping system
System for controlling the use of licensed software
Method of estimating product distribution
Method and system for the tracking and profiling of supply usage in a health care environment
Simulation device for fostering a virtual creature
Interactive toy
Method for comprehensive integrated assessment in a course of study or occupation
3-brain architecture for an intelligent decision and control system
Method for displaying instructional material during a learning session
Method, and system for product configuration
System and method for software licensing
Click based trading with intuitive grid display of market depth
Method and apparatus for designing and editing a distribution system for a building
Lubricating oil additive, lubrication oil and working fluid for refrigerators
Fabrication and design of structural members
Household consumable item automatic replenishment system including intelligent refrigerator
Cone slack allocator for computing time budgets
Unattended item delivery system
Determination of wheel sensor position using radio frequency detectors in an automotive remote tire monitor system
Processor chip for parallel processing system
Parallel processing data network of master and slave transputers controlled by a serial control network
Parallel execution of a complex task partitioned into a plurality of entities
Systems and methods for work assignment and distribution from a server to remote/mobile nodes
Service-centric monitoring system and method for monitoring of distributed services in a computing network
Load sharing controller for optimizing monetary cost
Operating system for use with computer networks incorporating one or more data processors linked together for parallel processing and incorporating improved dynamic binding and/or load-sharing techniques
Method for speeding MPEG encoding using JPEG pre-processing
Method and apparatus for allocating tasks to remote networked processors
System and method for dynamic allocation of software resources
Digital radiotelephone installation with mobile terminals
Electronic ticketing and reservation system and method
Portable smart card communication device
Internet payment system using smart card
Method and apparatus for sharing music content between devices
Method and system for providing automated audible backchannel responses
Personalizing hospital intranet web sites
System and method for maintaining security in a distributed computer network
Dynamic identification interchange method for exchanging one form of identification for another
System and method for automated web site creation and access
Dial up telephone conferencing system controlled by an online computer network
Methods and apparatus for delivering targeted information and advertising over the internet
Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption of a processing integrated circuit
Loan modeller method and apparatus
Display device and method therefor
License plate frame and method and apparatus for making the same
Vehicularly integrated cardiac care system
Mailing envelope assembly
Method for marketing and redeeming vouchers for use in online purchases
Method for processing information through a clearinghouse
System for calculating and displaying sales information
Automated statistical inventory reconcilation system for convenience stores and auto/truck service stations
Apparatus and methods for monitoring a beverage dispenser, in particular a counter system
Method and apparatus for management of automated fuel delivery system
Recorded media player with database
Auditing method and system for an on-line value-bearing item printing system
Managing the risk of executing a software process using a capabilities assessment and a policy
Method and system for commercial credit analysis
Method and apparatus for evaluating vistors to a web server
Advertisement using internet browser with book-like interface
Customer activated multi-value (CAM) card
System and method of image processing
Desktop forms order system
Time-scale modification method and apparatus for digital signals
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system and recording medium
Information recording medium and information processing device
System for conducting surveys in different languages over a network with survey voter registration
Desktop manager for graphical user interface based system with enhanced desktop
Image processing system, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium
Computer-based educational learning
Systems for processing information and identifying individual
Methods and apparatus for robust decoding of glyph address carpets
Methods and apparatus for camera pen
Glyph address carpet methods and apparatus for providing location information in a multidimensional address space
Recording of information
Position determination
System, device and method for recording and input to a programmable stamp of data to be included on a substrate in both human and machine readable form
Multi-level selection methods and apparatus using context identification for embedded data graphical user interfaces
Sensing device with interchangeable nibs
Method and apparatus for printing postage
Method and system for dispensing, tracking and managing pharmaceutical products
Method and system for measuring management effectiveness
System for funding future workers compensation losses
System and method for generating a knowledge worker productivity assessment
Security analysis system
Automated strategies for investment management
Modular service payroll system
Automatic document gathering and personalization system
Barcode translation for deferred optical character recognition mail processing
Postage metering system with short paid mail deterrence
Apparatus for intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed postal mail
System for printing social expression cards in response to electronically transmitted orders
System and method for generating personalized postage indica
System and method of verifying cryptographic postage evidencing using a fixed key set
Multiple registered postage meters
System for metering permit mail that has an encrypted message affixed to a mail piece
PC-based open metering system and method
Cryptographic server with provisions for interoperability between cryptographic systems
Drift-free avalanche breakdown diode
Vending machine method and apparatus for encouraging participation in a marketing effort
Management agent automatically executes corrective scripts in accordance with occurrences of specified events regardless of conditions of management interface and management engine
Downloadable code in a distributed process control system
Lan resource manager
Method and system for tactical airline management
Voice transceiver which eliminates underflow and overflow from the speaker output buffer
Queue management system
Method and system for redeeming product marketing rebates
Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system
Method and apparatus for extracting low SNR transient signals from noise
Method for re-executing a process on a computer system for fault correction
Computer apparatus and method for providing a common user interface for software applications accessed via the world-wide web
Method and computer system for improving the response time of a computer system to a user request
Method and apparatus for process control by using natural language processing (NLP) technology
Deriving process models for workflow management systems from audit trails
Method for validating specified prices on real property
Method of determining reserving order number and final order number of merchandises
Game of skill and chance
Board game involving multiple variables and performance determination
Commodities trading games of skill and chance
Educational board game
Board game
Board game apparatus for the teaching of financial management principles
Play money to be earned and spent by children
Board game for teaching fundamental aspects of personal finance, investing and accounting
Management training simulation method and system
Management training simulation method and system
Method of teaching financial management
Phonetic transliteration card display
Optical code readers with holographic optical elements
Routing calls to call centers
Method and apparatus for detecting network traffic and initiating a dial-up connection using separate upstream and downstream devices
Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer communication
Method and system for establishing voice communications in an internet environment
World wide web access for voice mail and page
Method and apparatus for planning, monitoring, and illustrating multiple tasks based on user defined criteria and predictive ability
Compatibility game
Gift registry apparatus and method
Electronic gift certificate system
Game device, game machine operation device and game system which employ a half-duplex serial communication system and game device two-way communication method
Knowledge acquisition support system and method in an expert system
Universal premises distribution platform
Method, apparatus, and machine-readable medium to enhance microprocessor performance
Method of estimating future replenishment requirements and inventory levels in physical distribution networks
Vehicle-mounted toll-paying device that enables a safe verification of an inserted IC card
Promoting savings by facilitating incremental commitments made with credit card and other consumer-initiated transactions
Method for processing debit purchase transactions using a counter-top terminal system
Method and system to prevent fraudulent payment in credit/debit card transactions, and terminals therefor
Synchronous collection of cyclic garbage in reference counting systems
Device for determining road tolls
Communication device and system for mobile encrypted communication
Method and device for radio communication between mutually movable objects
Automatic toll charging system and a vehicle-mounted unit used in the automatic toll charging system
Financial risk prediction systems and methods therefor
Portable electronic food shopper
Electronic coupon storage and retrieval system correlated to highway exit service availability information
Strategic capability networks
System and method for collecting, enhancing and distributing invoices electronically via the internet
Computer based system for monitoring and processing data collected at the point of sale of goods and services
Process simulation technique using benefit-trade matrices to estimate schedule, cost, and risk
System for combining life cycle assessment with activity based costing using a relational database software application
System and method of preparing and processing data for trade promotion
Method and apparatus for tracking vehicle location
Method and device for navigation support of a vehicle driver
Data structure of digital map file
Method and apparatus for automatically processing business contract information into licensed end-user application
Method and system for processing federally insured annuity and life insurance investments
System and method for premium optimization and loan monitoring
System and method for premium optimization and loan monitoring
System and method for providing proxy-based online Dutch auction services
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
Interactive graphics computer system for planning star-sensor-based satellite attitude maneuvers
System and method for analyzing a database for on-line reorganization
Untraceable electronic cash
System and method for concurrent multimodal communication
Process for the preparation of fluorine-containing ketones
Method for producing an oxidation resistant magnesium alloy melt
Fire extinguishing composition and process
Fire extinguishing composition and process
Fire extinguishing methods and blends utilizing hydrofluorocarbons
Hydrofluoroalkane fire/flame extinguishing compounds
Fluoroiodocarbon blends as CFC and halon replacements
Process for converting perfluorinated esters to perfluorinated acyl fluorides and/or ketones
Process for recovering SF6 from a gas
Blanketing molten nonferrous metals and alloys with gases having reduced global warming potential
Blanketing metals and alloys at elevated temperatures with gases having reduced global warming potential
Method of spheridizing silicon metal powders
Automatic blood-pressure measuring apparatus
Apparatus and method for noninvasive blood pressure measurement
Apparatus and method for monitoring and communicating wellness parameters of ambulatory patients
Apparatus for selectively presenting, particularly in motor vehicles, the same information message in different languages
System and method for providing route guidance with a navigation application program
Methods and apparatus for characterizing a circuit breaker device
Fast code length search method for MPEG audio encoding
Postage metering system having third party payment capability
Data collection system including a portable data collection terminal with voice prompts
Electronic identification tag
Method and apparatus for a livestock data collection and management system
System for handling banknotes within a geographically limited area
Software fingerprinting and branding
Method for revaluing a private label card using an electronic commerce terminal
Manipulable dental model system for fabrication of a dental appliance
Electronic copying machine
Display configuration setting system and method for preferentially setting extension display card
Dynamically reconfigurable data space
Pizza box
Information retrieval system
Method for embedding digital information in an image
Photographic processing system, order receiving system, and product delivering system
Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and storage medium
Recognition apparatus and method for security systems
Personal identification encryptor and method
Automated, classified expenditure data card recording system
Apparatus for generating encryption/decryption look-up tables using a session key
Children's credit or debit card system
Method and apparatus for funds and credit line transfers
Cardless payment system
Method and system for decoding a compressed data file
Encoding a code signal into an audio or video signal
Method for the secure distribution of security modules
Semantic based collaborative filtering
Low cost integrated out-of-plane micro-device structures and method of making
Systems, methods and computer program products for conducting regulation-compliant commercial transactions of regulated goods via a computer network
Navigation system for vehicles
Erase mark detecting circuit for detecting an erase mark superimposed on data recorded on a sector of an optical recording medium
Information recording medium and method for recording and reproducing information to a medium to prevent unauthorized copying
Secure money transfer techniques using smart cards
Common cryptographic key verification in a transaction network
Credit card spending authorization control system
Methods and apparatus for regenerating a prepaid transaction account
Recording medium, recorder, reproducer, cryptocommunication system and program license system
Method and apparatus for flash correlation
Editor for developing statements to support i/o operation on open network using segregator for segregating protocol statements from application statements upon verification of correspondence
Attachment integrated claims system and operating method therefor
Method for content-based dynamic formatting for interoperation of computing and EDI systems
Real-time multimedia transmission
Surgical retractor and tissue stabilization device having an adjustable sled member
Programmable radio subscription system for receiving selectively defined information
Automated ground system with telemetry initiated command assistance
Apparatus for a video recording booth
Method and apparatus for storing and selectively retrieving product data based on embedded expert suitability ratings
Sales management apparatus
System and method for producing technology-based price targets for a company stock
Systems for providing large arena games over computer networks
Methods and apparatus for allocating resources in the presence of uncertainty
Remote image capture with centralized processing and storage
Method and apparatus for producing a hybrid data structure for displaying a raster image
System and method for displaying and entering interactively modified stream data into a structured form
Verification server for use in authentication on networks
Method and apparatus for password based authentication in a distributed system
System and method for predicting design errors in integrated circuits
Method and device for effecting a transaction between a first and at least one second data carrier and carrier used for this purpose
Portable terminal device with stackable IC cards slot opening
Pocket-size information transfer apparatus having dual IC card insertion slots and IC card using the same
Property security system and method therefor
Low cost interactive program control system and method
Audience monitoring system
Crossing paths notification service
Method and apparatus for treatment of freon gas
Communication system for transmitting accounting instructions
Credit card system and method of issuing credit card using such a system
Credit card billing system for identifying expenditures on a credit card account
System and method for distributed storage management
Network settlement performed on consolidated information
Transaction processing system
Dynamic memory processor
Calendar system with direct and telephony networked voice control interface
Market determination based on travel time bands
Assembly line control system
System and method of sending messages to a group of electronic price labels
Method and system for providing walking instructions with route guidance in a navigation program
Navigation system and navigation data processing method
System and methods for monitoring application server performance
Method for encoding the volumetric information of a virtual object and the retrieval of same
Method for mask data verification and computer readable record medium recording the verification program
Method, identification device and verification device for identificaiton and/or performing digital signature
Digital certificates containing multimedia data extensions
Computerized voting information system having predefined content and voting templates
Biometric personnel identification system
Arrangement for defining and processing voice enabled web applications using extensible markup language documents
Executable digital cash for electronic commerce
Authenticating method for an access and/or payment control system
Device for encoding encrypted information on an optical disk
Pharmaceutical marketing device and system
Systems, methods and computer program products for using event specificity to identify patients having a specified disease
Stored program pay-per-play
Memory control and reproducing and/or recording apparatus for storage and access of memory location
Method and postal apparatus with a chip card write/read unit for reloading change data by chip card
Method and apparatus for the billing of value-added communication calls
Virtual private network
Telephone system providing personalized telephone features
Cellular telephone billing management system
Medical system for shared patient and physician decision making
Scheduling page parameter variations for discrete job elements
Printing system with file specification parsing capability
Universal frame buffer for a rendering device
Architecture for a digital printer with multiple independent decomposers
Apparatus and method for programming a job ticket in a document processing system
Load balancing of distributed printing systems using enhanced printer attributes
Method, system, and program for creating a job ticket inlcuding information on components and print attributes of a print job
Facsimile apparatus
Copy protection for recorded media
Device and method for preventing fraudulent copies of data containing encrypted copy-management information and recording medium
Software licensing and distribution systems and methods employing biometric sample authentication
Method of storing associative information and a device therefor
Fixed income portfolio index processor
Load balancing between service component instances
Data collection and dissemination system
Catch and release fish data recording system
Methods and systems for electronic receipt transmission and management
Cryptographic method and cryptographic processor for carrying out the method
Secure management of keys using control vectors
Communication network intended for secure transmissions
Escrow key management system for accessing encrypted data with portable cryptographic modules
Controlled modular cryptography apparatus and method
System and method for employing digital postage marks as part of value-added services in a mailing system
Method and apparatus for improving manufacturing processes
Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process
Integrated meat processing and information handling method
Tamper resistant module with logical elements arranged on a substrate to protect information stored in the same module
System for electronically publishing objects with header specifying minimum and maximum required transport delivery rates and threshold being amount publisher is willing to pay
Computer-based auction and sale system
Methods, devices and computer program products for compressing an audio signal
ATM segment of one marketing method
Secure cryptographic methods for electronic transfer of information
Method and apparatus for implementing hierarchical electronic cash
Fuzzy inference method and machine
Disease simulation system and method
Wireless LAN architecture for integrated time-critical and non-time-critical services within medical facilities
Method of authenticating and charging a client using a web infoshop service system
Method and system for measuring usage of a computer network by a network user
Network switch with truncated trie look-up facility
Method and system for healthcare treatment planning and assessment
Television signal activated interactive smart card system
Predictive modeling of consumer financial behavior
Method and apparatus based on relational database design techniques supporting modeling, analysis and automatic hypertext generation for structured document collections
Method for economically sub-optimizing interactions in data communications network environments, and a device according to the method
Systems and methods for bonding information and services to assure the accuracy of the information and/or performance of services provided by a network server
Electronic payment device using unbalanced binary tree and the method of the same
System and method for revaluation of stored tokens in IC cards
Electronic copy protection mechanism using challenge and response to prevent unauthorized execution of software
Terminal device and terminal system
Foreign exchange ready reckoning chart
Method and apparatus for automating the localization of a computer program
Method and apparatus for performing currency conversions
Financial transmission system
Secure communication system
Bifurcated transaction system in which nonsensitive information is exchanged using a public network connection and sensitive information is exchanged after automatically configuring a private network connection
Access system and method for providing interactive access to an information source through a networked distribution system
Automated traffic management system and method
System and method for controlling a profile's lifetime in a limited memory store device
Communications systems supporting shared multimedia session
Incremental updates of items and prices on a customer's computer to reduce download times for frequently purchased items in e-commerce transactions in a method, system and program
Associative program control
System for producing verifiable kiosk receipts and records
Method and apparatus for canceling postage
Public key infrastructure delegation
Expert manufacturing system
System and method for processing a customized financial transaction card
Active marketing based on client computer configurations
Facsimile image information managing system and method
Financial transaction processing systems and methods
Mobile agents for fault diagnosis and correction in a distributed computer environment
Client-server online payroll processing
Automated shopping basket system with accounting and article tracking functions
Automated shopping basket system with accounting using marks written on articles
Audio and audio/video operator intercom for a fuel dispenser
Questionnaire agency system and method for conducting questionnaire on people who meet conditions
Internet system for producing electronic reward cards
System and method for determining quality analysis on fabrication and/or assembly design using shop capability data
Automated process planning for quality control inspection
Automated data management system for analysis and control of photolithography stepper performance
Method and system for connecting communication devices utilizing connection information obtained from a server on a network
Customizable user interfaces
Method and apparatus for postage label authentication
Method of routing messages within a multi-processing software system
Apparatus for and method of acquiring, processing and routing data contained in a GUI window
Automatic generation of graphically-composed correspondence via a text email-interface
Language information system
Electric motor with brush retainer
Computer-implemented method for profiling medical claims
ATM as video conferencing station
Disbursement system and method
Safe for electric money and an electric money system
System for monitoring a characteristic of a product
Train corridor scheduling process including various cost functions associated with railway operations
Method and system for correlating usage data in a distributed architecture
Pocket encrypting and authenticating communications device
Self-contained payment system with circulating digital vouchers
Automatically verifying the feasibility of network management policies
Device for reproducing information or executing functions
Apparatus for collecting television channel data and market research data
Method and apparatus for providing professional liability coverage
Method for implementing a restructuring exchange of an excessive undivided debt
Portfolio structuring using low-discrepancy deterministic sequences
Method and apparatus for providing professional liability coverage
Apparatus, systems and methods for constructing large numbers of travel fares
Decal assembly and method of making same
Credit card billing method and system
High speed dial-up service using PCM modem technology
Methods and apparatus for performance management using self-adjusting model-based policies
Method of identifying a plurality of labels having data fields within a machine readable border
Techniques for reading two dimensional code, including maxicode
Method and apparatus for visual sensing of humans for active public interfaces
Key cabinet for equipping an access control system and access control method and system using this key cabinet
Document transfer systems
System and method for modeling, analyzing and executing work process plans
System, method and article of manufacture for a persistent state and persistent object separator in an information services patterns environment
Apparatus and method for automated invoicing of medical device systems
Method and apparatus for analyzing fabric conditions
Remote response system and data transfer protocol
Methods and apparatus for rapidly prototyping three-dimensional objects from a plurality of layers
Internet access to a facility management system
Method and system for selective incentive point-of-sale marketing in response to customer shopping histories
Translation machine for editing a original text by rewriting the same and translating the rewrote one
Script character processing method for interactively adjusting space between writing element
Method and apparatus for provisioning customized telecommunications services
Service provision in a telecommunications network
Method for flexibly provisioning switching devices and a switching device incorporating the same
System and method of provisioning subscribers in a messaging environment comprising two messaging systems
System and method for total telecommunications service commissioning
Automatically storing and presenting digital images using a speech-based command language
Apparatus for supporting development of information processing system
Interactive information processing system
System for constructing and loading a table data structure based on an associated configuration data
System for recording processing operations of one processing apparatus and reflecting contents of the operations which have not been reflected since the previous reflecting
System and method for remote image communication and processing using data recorded on photographic film
Test scoring system and method
Method for executing individual algorithms using a reconfigurable circuit, and apparatus for carrying out the method
Efficient method for modeling three-dimensional interconnect structures for frequency-dependent crosstalk simulation
Method and apparatus for supporting cooperative activity
Methods and systems for merging data during cache checking and write-back cycles for memory reads and writes
Data processing system memory controller that selectively caches data associated with write requests
Directory based cache coherency system supporting multiple instruction processor and input/output caches
Assignment of building block collector agent to receive acknowledgments from other building block agents
Computerized method and system for providing guaranteed lifetime income with liquidity
Multiple-person buying information system with application to on-line merchandizing
Estimation method and system for complex securities using low-discrepancy deterministic sequences
Electronic bill processing
Method and apparatus for distributing audiovisual content
Modular microprocessor-based diagnostic measurement apparatus and method for psychological conditions
Information aggregation and synthesization system
Perpetual and multi-year calendars
Software license verification process and apparatus
Receipt scanning system and method
Method for determining a supplemental transaction changing a decided transaction to satisfy a target
Method and apparatus for displaying a customized advertising message with a retail terminal
Hierarchical process control system and method
Method for improving manufacturing processes
Transfer line control system utilizing distributed computing
Scheduling interface system and method for medical professionals
Device and method for obtaining retail price information in different languages from a computer via telephone
Fast lane credit card
Medical practitioner credentialing system
Multiple patient monitoring system for proactive health management
Frequency-domain scalable coding without upsampling filters
Dynamic hierarchical selection menu
System and method for communicating information relating to a network resource
Method for monitoring the environment
High-return lottery process and system
Open end mutual fund securitization process
Software processing apparatus writing software to a medium only if identification information in the software corresponds to identification information in the medium
Universal methods and apparatus for determining prices and rewards within retail transactions
Cash processing system for automatically performing cash handling operations associated with banking services
Information processing system for directing information request from a particular user/application, and searching/forwarding/retrieving information from unknown and large number of information resources
Method and apparatus for foreign exchange rate time series prediction and classification
Parking fee system, control device and identification means
Product shipping system
System and method for automically authenticating a user in a distributed network system
Automatic call distributor and method for routing incoming telephone calls based on proficiency ratings of agents
System for distributing lottery tickets
Card-activated point-of-sale lottery terminal
Encoder of a multi-pulse type capable of controlling the number of excitation pulses
Image encoder and image decoder
Method and apparatus for reconfigurable and adaptive stream multicast
Signal processing apparatus and method and information recording apparatus
Electronic taximeter and control system therefor
Non-contacting type radio frequency recognizing credit card system
Scheme for authentication of at least one prover by a verifier
Method of effecting mutual authentication
Analyzing inflectional morphology in a spoken language translation system
Vend control circuits capable of vending different quantities at different prices
Control system for vending machine
Three position lock mechanism for a vending machine
Co-dispensing snack food products and beverages from a vending machine
Apparatus and method for automatic self-adapting control of sales and adjustment of prices to market movements in an automatic vending machine
Method and apparatus for authentication of postage accounting reports
Crossing network utilizing optimal mutual satisfaction density profile
Distribution of musical products by a web site vendor over the internet
Quick-lock open-bottom bulk box with easy set-up feature
Divided-paying travelers checks and system
Automated system and method for checkless check transaction
Process for executing payment transactions
Method and apparatus for preauthorizing credit card type transactions
ATM and POS terminal and method of use thereof
On-line dumping system and disk sub-system
Reservation software employing multiple virtual agents
Method of redeeming collectible points
Security coding
Anticounterfeit security device . . . including two security elements
Document security system having thermo-activated pantograph and validation mark
Card, system and method for securing user identification data
Method and apparatus of controlling processing devices during power transition
Deposit authorization system
Memory card including extraction/retention arrangement
Method to secure the operations for accessing detachable cards for computers
Signature verification apparatus capable of obtaining information required for a document recipient by using an apparatus's verification key alone
Polymerized chiral micelles for chiral separations
Key distribution system
Method and system for distributing health information
Method for multi-directional consumer purchasing, selling, and transaction management
System for sensing spatial coordinates
Method and apparatus for storing digital audio and playback thereof
Method and system for generating statistically-based medical provider utilization profiles
Method of evaluating a permanent life insurance policy
Network open metering system
Method for automated collection of psychotherapy patient information and generating reports and treatment plans
Methods and apparatus for allocating resources in the presence of uncertainty
Method for ascertaining the phyto-specific characteristics of crops grown by different methods
Crop testing and evaluation system
Pilot aid using a synthetic environment
Agricultural communication network
Soil sampler for analysis for fertilizer determination
Method and apparatus for mapping crop quality
Panning display of GPS field maps
Global position correction for the electronic display of field maps
System and method for recording patient history data about on-going physician care procedures
System and apparatus for utilization review of medical claims
Rule generation system and method of generating rule
Data processing method and device
Digital-timeshare-exchange
Performance/capacity management framework over many servers
Distributed cryptographic object method
Digital control channels having logical channels supporting broadcast SMS
Methods and apparatus for a computer network firewall with proxy reflection
Digital active advertising
Method and combination for minimizing data conversions when data is transferred between a first database storing data in a first format and a second database storing data in a second format
Key replacement in a public key cryptosystem
Perpetual blind calendars series 2
Electronic device with calendar function including determining the first week of the year
Integrated nested account financial system with medical savings subaccount
Secure transaction system and method utilized therein
Data encryption security module